diff --git a/hw/microblaze/petalogix_s3adsp1800_mmu.c b/hw/microblaze/petalogix_s3adsp1800_mmu.c
index 96aed4ed1a3..aea727eb7ee 100644
--- a/hw/microblaze/petalogix_s3adsp1800_mmu.c
+++ b/hw/microblaze/petalogix_s3adsp1800_mmu.c
@@ -55,8 +55,17 @@
 #define ETHLITE_IRQ         1
 #define UARTLITE_IRQ        3
 
+typedef struct PetalogixS3adsp1800MachineClass {
+    MachineClass parent_obj;
+
+    bool little_endian;
+} PetalogixS3adsp1800MachineClass;
+
 #define TYPE_PETALOGIX_S3ADSP1800_MACHINE \
-            MACHINE_TYPE_NAME("petalogix-s3adsp1800")
+            MACHINE_TYPE_NAME("petalogix-s3adsp1800-common")
+DECLARE_CLASS_CHECKERS(PetalogixS3adsp1800MachineClass,
+                       PETALOGIX_S3ADSP1800_MACHINE,
+                       TYPE_PETALOGIX_S3ADSP1800_MACHINE)
 
 static void
 petalogix_s3adsp1800_init(MachineState *machine)
@@ -71,11 +80,13 @@ petalogix_s3adsp1800_init(MachineState *machine)
     MemoryRegion *phys_ram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     qemu_irq irq[32];
     MemoryRegion *sysmem = get_system_memory();
+    PetalogixS3adsp1800MachineClass *pmc;
 
+    pmc = PETALOGIX_S3ADSP1800_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(machine);
     cpu = MICROBLAZE_CPU(object_new(TYPE_MICROBLAZE_CPU));
     object_property_set_str(OBJECT(cpu), "version", "7.10.d", &error_abort);
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), "little-endian",
-                             !TARGET_BIG_ENDIAN, &error_abort);
+                             pmc->little_endian, &error_abort);
     qdev_realize(DEVICE(cpu), NULL, &error_abort);
 
     /* Attach emulated BRAM through the LMB.  */
@@ -95,7 +106,7 @@ petalogix_s3adsp1800_init(MachineState *machine)
                           64 * KiB, 1, 0x89, 0x18, 0x0000, 0x0, 1);
 
     dev = qdev_new("xlnx.xps-intc");
-    qdev_prop_set_bit(dev, "little-endian", !TARGET_BIG_ENDIAN);
+    qdev_prop_set_bit(dev, "little-endian", pmc->little_endian);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "kind-of-intr",
                          1 << ETHLITE_IRQ | 1 << UARTLITE_IRQ);
     sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
@@ -107,7 +118,7 @@ petalogix_s3adsp1800_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
 
     dev = qdev_new(TYPE_XILINX_UARTLITE);
-    qdev_prop_set_bit(dev, "little-endian", !TARGET_BIG_ENDIAN);
+    qdev_prop_set_bit(dev, "little-endian", pmc->little_endian);
     qdev_prop_set_chr(dev, "chardev", serial_hd(0));
     sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
     sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), 0, UARTLITE_BASEADDR);
@@ -115,7 +126,7 @@ petalogix_s3adsp1800_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* 2 timers at irq 2 @ 62 Mhz.  */
     dev = qdev_new("xlnx.xps-timer");
-    qdev_prop_set_bit(dev, "little-endian", !TARGET_BIG_ENDIAN);
+    qdev_prop_set_bit(dev, "little-endian", pmc->little_endian);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "one-timer-only", 0);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "clock-frequency", 62 * 1000000);
     sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
@@ -123,7 +134,7 @@ petalogix_s3adsp1800_init(MachineState *machine)
     sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), 0, irq[TIMER_IRQ]);
 
     dev = qdev_new("xlnx.xps-ethernetlite");
-    qdev_prop_set_bit(dev, "little-endian", !TARGET_BIG_ENDIAN);
+    qdev_prop_set_bit(dev, "little-endian", pmc->little_endian);
     qemu_configure_nic_device(dev, true, NULL);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "tx-ping-pong", 0);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "rx-ping-pong", 0);
@@ -133,26 +144,55 @@ petalogix_s3adsp1800_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     create_unimplemented_device("xps_gpio", GPIO_BASEADDR, 0x10000);
 
-    microblaze_load_kernel(cpu, !TARGET_BIG_ENDIAN, ddr_base, ram_size,
+    microblaze_load_kernel(cpu, pmc->little_endian, ddr_base, ram_size,
                            machine->initrd_filename,
                            BINARY_DEVICE_TREE_FILE,
                            NULL);
 }
 
-static void petalogix_s3adsp1800_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+static void petalogix_s3adsp1800_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc,
+                                                    bool little_endian)
 {
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
+    PetalogixS3adsp1800MachineClass *pmc = PETALOGIX_S3ADSP1800_MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
 
-    mc->desc = "PetaLogix linux refdesign for xilinx Spartan 3ADSP1800";
     mc->init = petalogix_s3adsp1800_init;
-    mc->is_default = true;
+    pmc->little_endian = little_endian;
+    mc->desc = little_endian
+        ? "PetaLogix linux refdesign for xilinx Spartan 3ADSP1800 (little endian)"
+        : "PetaLogix linux refdesign for xilinx Spartan 3ADSP1800 (big endian)";
+    if (little_endian == !TARGET_BIG_ENDIAN) {
+        mc->is_default = true;
+        mc->alias = "petalogix-s3adsp1800";
+    }
+}
+
+static void petalogix_s3adsp1800_machine_class_init_be(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+    petalogix_s3adsp1800_machine_class_init(oc, false);
+}
+
+static void petalogix_s3adsp1800_machine_class_init_le(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+    petalogix_s3adsp1800_machine_class_init(oc, true);
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo petalogix_s3adsp1800_machine_types[] = {
     {
         .name           = TYPE_PETALOGIX_S3ADSP1800_MACHINE,
         .parent         = TYPE_MACHINE,
-        .class_init     = petalogix_s3adsp1800_machine_class_init,
+        .abstract       = true,
+        .class_size     = sizeof(PetalogixS3adsp1800MachineClass),
+    },
+    {
+        .name           = MACHINE_TYPE_NAME("petalogix-s3adsp1800-be"),
+        .parent         = TYPE_PETALOGIX_S3ADSP1800_MACHINE,
+        .class_init     = petalogix_s3adsp1800_machine_class_init_be,
+    },
+    {
+        .name           = MACHINE_TYPE_NAME("petalogix-s3adsp1800-le"),
+        .parent         = TYPE_PETALOGIX_S3ADSP1800_MACHINE,
+        .class_init     = petalogix_s3adsp1800_machine_class_init_le,
     },
 };
 
