diff --git a/src/common/util/ities.h b/src/common/util/ities.h
index 95db65ba..fc7b512c 100644
--- a/src/common/util/ities.h
+++ b/src/common/util/ities.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <vector>
+#if __cplusplus >= 202002L
+#include <bit>
+#endif
 
 #if defined(__GNUC__)
 #ifndef LIKELY
@@ -570,7 +573,20 @@ inline file_type_e detect_file_type(const std::string& path) {
         return file_type_e::ZSTD;
     return file_type_e::PLAIN;
 }
-
+namespace endian {
+constexpr bool little =
+#if __cplusplus >= 202002L
+    std::endian::native == std::endian::little;
+#elif defined(_WIN32)
+    true;
+#elif defined(__BYTE_ORDER__) && (__BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN__)
+    true;
+#elif defined(__BYTE_ORDER__) && (__BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__)
+    false;
+#else
+#error "Unable to determine endianness"
+#endif
+} // namespace endian
 } // namespace util
 /** @} */
 #endif /* _UTIL_ITIES_H_ */