diff --git a/kmod/src/endian_swap.h b/kmod/src/endian_swap.h
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+++ b/kmod/src/endian_swap.h
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+#ifndef _SCOUTFS_ENDIAN_SWAP_H_
+#define _SCOUTFS_ENDIAN_SWAP_H_
+
+#define le32_to_be32(x) cpu_to_be32(le32_to_cpu(x))
+#define le16_to_be16(x) cpu_to_be16(le16_to_cpu(x))
+
+#define be32_to_le32(x) cpu_to_le32(be32_to_cpu(x))
+#define be16_to_le16(x) cpu_to_le16(be16_to_cpu(x))
+
+#endif