diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/elf.h
index a8eac1697b3..d58f128aa74 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ typedef elf_fpreg_t elf_fpregset_t[ELF_NFPREG];
  */
 #ifdef __MIPSEB__
 #define ELF_DATA	ELFDATA2MSB
-#elif __MIPSEL__
+#elif defined(__MIPSEL__)
 #define ELF_DATA	ELFDATA2LSB
 #endif
 #define ELF_ARCH	EM_MIPS