diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/types.h b/include/uapi/linux/types.h
index acf0979b790a..41e5914f0a8e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/types.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/types.h
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@
 #else
 #define __bitwise__
 #endif
-#ifdef __CHECK_ENDIAN__
 #define __bitwise __bitwise__
-#else
-#define __bitwise
-#endif
 
 typedef __u16 __bitwise __le16;
 typedef __u16 __bitwise __be16;