diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/object.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/object.cpp
index a82866aaca8..d59ba85d7cb 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/object.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/object.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,11 @@ void Object::initSelectorsSci3(const byte *buf) {
 			for (int bit = 2; bit < 32; ++bit) {
 				int value = READ_SCI11ENDIAN_UINT16(seeker + bit * 2);
 				if (typeMask & (1 << bit)) { // Property
-					propertyIds[propertyCounter] = groupBaseId + bit;
+// We really shouldn't be doing endianness conversion here;
+// instead, propertyIds should be converted to a Common::Array, like _baseMethod already is
+// This interim solution fixes playing SCI3 PC games on Big Endian platforms
+// but would likely fail with Mac versions of the same games...
+					propertyIds[propertyCounter] = TO_LE_16(groupBaseId + bit);
 					_variables[propertyCounter] = make_reg(0, value);
 					propertyOffsets[propertyCounter] = (seeker + bit * 2) - buf;
 					++propertyCounter;