diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 912c2703a..c26e269cc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -138,4 +138,5 @@ Release
 Build
 xcode
 Threads
-mxe
\ No newline at end of file
+mxe
+caret
diff --git a/config.h.cmake b/config.h.cmake
index 7740acd90..afa5a40ed 100644
--- a/config.h.cmake
+++ b/config.h.cmake
@@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@ significant byte first (like Motorola and SPARC, unlike Intel). */
 # endif
 #else
 # ifndef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-# define WORDS_BIGENDIAN
+# define WORDS_BIGENDIAN 0
 #ifndef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
 #
 # endif