diff -up msgpack-python-0.1.9/msgpack/pack_template.h.endian msgpack-python-0.1.9/msgpack/pack_template.h
--- msgpack-python-0.1.9/msgpack/pack_template.h.endian	2011-07-12 14:37:47.000000000 +0200
+++ msgpack-python-0.1.9/msgpack/pack_template.h	2011-07-12 14:38:10.000000000 +0200
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define TAKE8_16(d) ((uint8_t*)&d)[0]
 #define TAKE8_32(d) ((uint8_t*)&d)[0]
 #define TAKE8_64(d) ((uint8_t*)&d)[0]
-#elif __BIG_ENDIAN__
+#else /* __BIG_ENDIAN__ */
 #define TAKE8_8(d)  ((uint8_t*)&d)[0]
 #define TAKE8_16(d) ((uint8_t*)&d)[1]
 #define TAKE8_32(d) ((uint8_t*)&d)[3]