--- a/include/mtd/jffs2-user.h
+++ b/include/mtd/jffs2-user.h
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 #undef je32_to_cpu
 #undef jemode_to_cpu
 
-extern int target_endian;
-
 #define t16(x) ({ uint16_t __b = (x); (target_endian==__BYTE_ORDER)?__b:bswap_16(__b); })
 #define t32(x) ({ uint32_t __b = (x); (target_endian==__BYTE_ORDER)?__b:bswap_32(__b); })
 
--- a/util/jffs3.h
+++ b/util/jffs3.h
@@ -177,8 +177,6 @@ union jffs3_node_union {
 #undef je32_to_cpu
 #undef jemode_to_cpu
 
-extern int target_endian;
-
 #define t16(x) ({ uint16_t __b = (x); (target_endian==__BYTE_ORDER)?__b:bswap_16(__b); })
 #define t32(x) ({ uint32_t __b = (x); (target_endian==__BYTE_ORDER)?__b:bswap_32(__b); })
 
