diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d7afad293e..a02e5edb1d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1827,20 +1827,11 @@ config_mak=$target_dir/config.mak
 config_h=$target_dir/config.h
 target_arch2=`echo $target | cut -d '-' -f 1`
 target_bigendian="no"
-[ "$target_arch2" = "armeb" ] && target_bigendian=yes
-[ "$target_arch2" = "m68k" ] && target_bigendian=yes
-[ "$target_arch2" = "microblaze" ] && target_bigendian=yes
-[ "$target_arch2" = "mips" ] && target_bigendian=yes
-[ "$target_arch2" = "mipsn32" ] && target_bigendian=yes
-[ "$target_arch2" = "mips64" ] && target_bigendian=yes
-[ "$target_arch2" = "ppc" ] && target_bigendian=yes
-[ "$target_arch2" = "ppcemb" ] && target_bigendian=yes
-[ "$target_arch2" = "ppc64" ] && target_bigendian=yes
-[ "$target_arch2" = "ppc64abi32" ] && target_bigendian=yes
-[ "$target_arch2" = "sh4eb" ] && target_bigendian=yes
-[ "$target_arch2" = "sparc" ] && target_bigendian=yes
-[ "$target_arch2" = "sparc64" ] && target_bigendian=yes
-[ "$target_arch2" = "sparc32plus" ] && target_bigendian=yes
+case "$target_arch2" in
+  armeb|m68k|microblaze|mips|mipsn32|mips64|ppc|ppcemb|ppc64|ppc64abi32|sh4eb|sparc|sparc64|sparc32plus)
+  target_bigendian=yes
+  ;;
+esac
 target_softmmu="no"
 target_user_only="no"
 target_linux_user="no"