diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a05ddfb..2a81419 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -106,8 +106,10 @@ $(SNAPPY_SRC): $(SNAPPY_GIT_UNPACKED)
 
 # aarch64 can use big-endian optimzied code
 ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),aarch64)
+ifeq ($(ENDIANESS),$(BIG_ENDIAN))
 SNAPPY_CXX_OPTS:=-DSNAPPY_IS_BIG_ENDIAN
 endif
+endif
 
 $(SNAPPY_OUT)/%.o: $(SNAPPY_SRC_DIR)/%.cc
 	@mkdir -p $(@D)
diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 0e26811..5c3974c 100755
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ JAVA  := "$$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
 JAVAC := "$$JAVA_HOME/bin/javac"
 JAVAH := "$$JAVA_HOME/bin/javah"
 
+LITTLE_ENDIAN	:= "Little Endian"
+BIG_ENDIAN	:= "Big Endian"
 OSINFO_CLASS := org.xerial.snappy.OSInfo
 OSINFO_PROG := lib/org/xerial/snappy/OSInfo.class
 
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ OS_ARCH := $(shell $(JAVA) -cp lib $(OSINFO_CLASS) --arch)
 LIB_FOLDER := $(shell $(JAVA) -cp lib $(OSINFO_CLASS))
 IBM_JDK_LIB := lib/inc_ibm
 
+ENDIANESS=$(shell lscpu | grep "Byte Order" |cut -d ":" -f2)
 # Windows uses different path separators
 ifeq ($(OS_NAME),Windows)
 	sep := ;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/org/xerial/snappy/native/Linux/aarch64/libsnappyjava.so b/src/main/resources/org/xerial/snappy/native/Linux/aarch64/libsnappyjava.so
index 5729aee..179c4a9 100755
Binary files a/src/main/resources/org/xerial/snappy/native/Linux/aarch64/libsnappyjava.so and b/src/main/resources/org/xerial/snappy/native/Linux/aarch64/libsnappyjava.so differ