diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/sys/param.h b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/sys/param.h
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+/* ARM configuration file; HZ is 100 rather than the default 60 */
+
+#ifndef _SYS_PARAM_H
+# define _SYS_PARAM_H
+
+# define HZ (100)
+# define NOFILE	(60)
+# define PATHSIZE (1024)
+
+#define BIG_ENDIAN      4321
+#define LITTLE_ENDIAN   1234
+
+#ifdef __ARMEB__
+#define BYTE_ORDER BIG_ENDIAN
+#else
+#define BYTE_ORDER LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#endif
+
+#endif