diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TProtocol.h b/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TProtocol.h
index 6c0a2d0..dfd5eb5 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TProtocol.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/protocol/TProtocol.h
@@ -90,9 +90,15 @@
 #  define __BIG_ENDIAN BIG_ENDIAN
 # else
 #  include <boost/config.hpp>
+#  include <boost/detail/endian.hpp>
 #  define __BYTE_ORDER BOOST_BYTE_ORDER
-#  define __LITTLE_ENDIAN BOOST_LITTLE_ENDIAN
-#  define __BIG_ENDIAN BOOST_BIG_ENDIAN
+#  ifdef BOOST_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#   define __LITTLE_ENDIAN __BYTE_ORDER
+#   define __BIG_ENDIAN 0
+#  else
+#   define __LITTLE_ENDIAN 0
+#   define __BIG_ENDIAN __BYTE_ORDER
+#  endif
 # endif
 #endif