--- src/libaio.h.orig	2008-10-06 03:57:10.000000000 +0000
+++ src/libaio.h	2008-10-06 03:58:39.000000000 +0000
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@
 #define PADDED(x, y)	unsigned y; x
 #define PADDEDptr(x, y) unsigned y; x
 #define PADDEDul(x, y)	unsigned y; unsigned long x
+#elif defined(__sparc__)  /* big endian, 32 bits */
+#define PADDED(x, y)	unsigned y; x
+#define PADDEDptr(x, y)	unsigned y; x
+#define PADDEDul(x, y)	unsigned y; unsigned long x
 #else
 #error	endian?
 #endif