diff --git a/lib/bitmap.c b/lib/bitmap.c
index e4ac20b..d2cd50c 100644
--- a/lib/bitmap.c
+++ b/lib/bitmap.c
@@ -1191,6 +1191,7 @@
  *
  * Require nbits % BITS_PER_LONG == 0.
  */
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
 void bitmap_copy_le(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *src, unsigned int nbits)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -1203,3 +1204,4 @@
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_copy_le);
+#endif