diff --git a/util/endian/big.go b/util/endian/big.go
index 0dcdbab1f..d0be83b81 100644
--- a/util/endian/big.go
+++ b/util/endian/big.go
@@ -6,5 +6,10 @@
 
 package endian
 
+import "encoding/binary"
+
 // Big is whether the current platform is big endian.
 const Big = true
+
+// Native is the platform's native byte order.
+var Native = binary.BigEndian
diff --git a/util/endian/little.go b/util/endian/little.go
index dd8686356..78c85a427 100644
--- a/util/endian/little.go
+++ b/util/endian/little.go
@@ -6,5 +6,10 @@
 
 package endian
 
+import "encoding/binary"
+
 // Big is whether the current platform is big endian.
 const Big = false
+
+// Native is the platform's native byte order.
+var Native = binary.LittleEndian