diff --git a/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/native.c b/e2fsprogs/ext2fs/native.c
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+/*
+ * native.c --- returns the ext2_flag for a native byte order
+ * 
+ * Copyright (C) 1996 Theodore Ts'o.
+ * 
+ * %Begin-Header%
+ * This file may be redistributed under the terms of the GNU Public
+ * License.
+ * %End-Header%
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "ext2_fs.h"
+#include "ext2fs.h"
+
+int ext2fs_native_flag(void)
+{
+#ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
+	return EXT2_FLAG_SWAP_BYTES;
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+	
+