diff --git a/cpu/endian_test.go b/cpu/endian_test.go
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+// Copyright 2023 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package cpu_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"unsafe"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/cpu"
+)
+
+func TestIsBigEndian(t *testing.T) {
+	b := uint16(0xff00)
+	want := *(*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&b)) == 0xff
+	if cpu.IsBigEndian != want {
+		t.Errorf("IsBigEndian = %t, want %t",
+			cpu.IsBigEndian, want)
+	}
+}