diff --git a/audio/oss.c b/audio/oss.c
index 272de6405e..d34a91351a 100644
--- a/audio/oss.c
+++ b/audio/oss.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "driver.h"
+#include "general.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OSS_BSD
@@ -68,7 +69,8 @@ static void* __oss_init(const char* device, unsigned rate, unsigned latency)
    }
 
    int channels = 2;
-   int format = AFMT_S16_LE;
+   int format = is_little_endian() ?
+      AFMT_S16_LE : AFMT_S16_BE;
 
    if (ioctl(*fd, SNDCTL_DSP_CHANNELS, &channels) < 0)
    {
diff --git a/audio/pulse.c b/audio/pulse.c
index 526927bdd7..e1fdfb17ce 100644
--- a/audio/pulse.c
+++ b/audio/pulse.c
@@ -59,18 +59,6 @@ static void __pulse_free(void *data)
    }
 }
 
-static inline uint8_t is_little_endian(void)
-{
-   union
-   {
-      uint16_t x;
-      uint8_t y[2];
-   } u;
-
-   u.x = 1;
-   return u.y[0];
-}
-
 static void context_state_cb(pa_context *c, void *data)
 {
    pa_t *pa = data;
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index 923659edc2..9494a8ed92 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -305,6 +305,18 @@ static inline uint32_t next_pow2(uint32_t v)
    return v;
 }
 
+static inline uint8_t is_little_endian(void)
+{
+   union
+   {
+      uint16_t x;
+      uint8_t y[2];
+   } u;
+
+   u.x = 1;
+   return u.y[0];
+}
+
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/movie.c b/movie.c
index 8a43ff3bff..b587704a34 100644
--- a/movie.c
+++ b/movie.c
@@ -107,18 +107,6 @@ struct bsv_movie
 #define CRC_INDEX 2
 #define STATE_SIZE_INDEX 3
 
-static inline uint8_t is_little_endian(void)
-{
-   union
-   {
-      uint16_t u16;
-      uint8_t u8[2];
-   } u;
-
-   u.u16 = 1;
-   return u.u8[0];
-}
-
 // Convert to big-endian if needed
 static inline uint32_t swap_if_big32(uint32_t val)
 {