diff --git a/hw/misc/pvpanic.c b/hw/misc/pvpanic.c
index bbd06d9acc..f711ea10fd 100644
--- a/hw/misc/pvpanic.c
+++ b/hw/misc/pvpanic.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ static void pvpanic_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, uint64_t val,
 }
 
 static const MemoryRegionOps pvpanic_ops = {
+    .endianness = DEVICE_LITTLE_ENDIAN,
     .read = pvpanic_read,
     .write = pvpanic_write,
     .impl = {