diff --git a/meta/site/endian-big b/meta/site/endian-big
index 29edc8d94d..b99e96c20a 100644
--- a/meta/site/endian-big
+++ b/meta/site/endian-big
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ ac_cv_c_bigendian=${ac_cv_c_bigendian=yes}
 
 # libnet
 ac_cv_libnet_endianess=${ac_cv_libnet_endianess=big}
+
+# libmemcached
+ac_cv_c_endian=big
diff --git a/meta/site/endian-little b/meta/site/endian-little
index 9fcf31b8b1..858db76b31 100644
--- a/meta/site/endian-little
+++ b/meta/site/endian-little
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ ac_cv_c_bigendian=${ac_cv_c_bigendian=no}
 # libnet
 ac_cv_libnet_endianess=${ac_cv_libnet_endianess=lil}
 
+# libmemcached
+ac_cv_c_endian=little