diff --git a/libflashrom.c b/libflashrom.c
index a98d4ba53..15bd40ec9 100644
--- a/libflashrom.c
+++ b/libflashrom.c
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ bool flashrom_flag_get(const struct flashrom_flashctx *const flashctx, const enu
 	}
 }
 
+#ifdef __FLASHROM_LITTLE_ENDIAN__
 static int compare_region_with_dump(const struct romentry *const a, const struct romentry *const b)
 {
 	if (a->region.start != b->region.end
@@ -463,6 +464,7 @@ static int compare_region_with_dump(const struct romentry *const a, const struct
 			return 1;
 	return 0;
 }
+#endif /* __FLASHROM_LITTLE_ENDIAN__ */
 
 int flashrom_layout_read_from_ifd(struct flashrom_layout **const layout, struct flashctx *const flashctx,
 				  const void *const dump, const size_t len)