diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
index 3fe91a3c20f..350bef96f8b 100644
--- a/libjava/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-04-16  Richard Earnshaw  <rearnsha@arm.com>
+
+	* java/lang/ieeefp.h: Handle ARM platforms that have pure-endian
+	floating point.
+
 2003-04-15  Jakub Jelinek  <jakub@redhat.com>
 
 	* configure.host (*-linux*): Don't set slow_pthread_self if primary
diff --git a/libjava/java/lang/ieeefp.h b/libjava/java/lang/ieeefp.h
index fc56de0b379..2bef69568cc 100644
--- a/libjava/java/lang/ieeefp.h
+++ b/libjava/java/lang/ieeefp.h
@@ -6,13 +6,23 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__arm__) || defined(__thumb__)
-/* ARM always has big-endian words.  Within those words the byte ordering
-   will be big or little endian depending upon the target.  */
+/* ARM traditionally used big-endian words; and within those words the
+   byte ordering was big or little endian depending upon the target.  
+   Modern floating-point formats are naturally ordered; in this case
+   __VFP_FP__ will be defined, even if soft-float.  */
+#ifdef __VFP_FP__
+#ifdef __ARMEL__
+#define __IEEE_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#else
+#define __IEEE_BIG_ENDIAN
+#endif
+#else
 #define __IEEE_BIG_ENDIAN
 #ifdef __ARMEL__
 #define __IEEE_BYTES_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 #endif
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #ifdef __hppa__
 #define __IEEE_BIG_ENDIAN