diff --git a/include/linux/ide.h b/include/linux/ide.h
index e1f652c6440..c6ffc2028fb 100644
--- a/include/linux/ide.h
+++ b/include/linux/ide.h
@@ -306,23 +306,12 @@ static inline void ide_init_hwif_ports(hw_regs_t *hw,
 typedef union {
 	unsigned all			: 8;
 	struct {
-#if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
 		unsigned set_geometry	: 1;
 		unsigned recalibrate	: 1;
 		unsigned set_multmode	: 1;
 		unsigned set_tune	: 1;
 		unsigned serviced	: 1;
 		unsigned reserved	: 3;
-#elif defined(__BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
-		unsigned reserved	: 3;
-		unsigned serviced	: 1;
-		unsigned set_tune	: 1;
-		unsigned set_multmode	: 1;
-		unsigned recalibrate	: 1;
-		unsigned set_geometry	: 1;
-#else
-#error "Please fix <asm/byteorder.h>"
-#endif
 	} b;
 } special_t;