diff --git a/config/CMakeLists.txt b/config/CMakeLists.txt
index eaf06ba7f2..e794a8c5b9 100644
--- a/config/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/config/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ if(HAVE_LANGINFO_H)
   check_symbol_exists(CODESET "langinfo.h" HAVE_NL_LANGINFO_CODESET)
 endif()
 
+check_include_files("endian.h" HAVE_ENDIAN_H)
+check_include_files("sys/endian.h" HAVE_SYS_ENDIAN_H)
+
+set(ENDIAN_INCLUDE_FILE "endian.h")
+if(HAVE_SYS_ENDIAN_H AND NOT HAVE_ENDIAN_H)
+  set(ENDIAN_INCLUDE_FILE "sys/endian.h")
+endif()
+
 set(SI "#include <stdint.h>\n")
 set(MS "int main(int argc,char**argv)\n{\n  uint64_t i=0x0102030405060708ULL;")
 set(ME "}")
@@ -74,7 +82,7 @@ check_c_source_compiles("
   #define _BSD_SOURCE 1
   #define _DEFAULT_SOURCE 1
   ${SI}
-  #include <endian.h>
+  #include <${ENDIAN_INCLUDE_FILE}>
   #ifndef be64toh
   # error No be64toh macros
   #endif
diff --git a/config/config.h.in b/config/config.h.in
index d13e7de2e6..5c5b008f7e 100644
--- a/config/config.h.in
+++ b/config/config.h.in
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@
 
 #cmakedefine HAVE_BE64TOH
 #cmakedefine ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN
+#define ENDIAN_INCLUDE_FILE <@ENDIAN_INCLUDE_FILE@>
 
 #endif  // AUTO_CONFIG_H
diff --git a/src/nvim/shada.c b/src/nvim/shada.c
index 3192be1b3c..51c8597d53 100644
--- a/src/nvim/shada.c
+++ b/src/nvim/shada.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_BE64TOH
 # define _BSD_SOURCE 1
 # define _DEFAULT_SOURCE 1
-# include <endian.h>
+# include ENDIAN_INCLUDE_FILE
 #endif
 
 // Note: when using bufset hash pointers are intentionally casted to uintptr_t