diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index cd0d83d..ec5d9a6 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ cairo_dep = dependency('cairo', required: false)
 # Drivers
 drivers = get_option('drivers').split(',')
 virtual_drivers = [ 'virtual_image' ]
+
 default_drivers = [
     'upektc_img',
     'vfs5011',
@@ -113,6 +114,13 @@ default_drivers = [
     'goodixmoc',
 ]
 
+# FIXME: All the drivers should be fixed by adjusting the byte order.
+# See https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libfprint/libfprint/-/issues/236
+endian_independent_drivers = virtual_drivers + [
+    'aes3500',
+    'synaptics',
+]
+
 all_drivers = default_drivers + virtual_drivers
 
 if drivers == [ 'all' ]
@@ -150,6 +158,16 @@ foreach driver: drivers
     endif
 endforeach
 
+supported_drivers = []
+foreach driver: drivers
+    if build_machine.endian() == 'little' or driver in endian_independent_drivers
+        supported_drivers += driver
+    else
+        warning('Driver @0@ is not supported by big endian cpu @1@. Please, fix it!'.format(
+            driver, build_machine.cpu()))
+    endif
+endforeach
+
 # Export the drivers' types to the core code
 drivers_type_list = []
 drivers_type_func = []
@@ -162,7 +180,7 @@ drivers_type_func += '{'
 drivers_type_func += '  GArray *drivers = g_array_new (TRUE, FALSE, sizeof (GType));'
 drivers_type_func += '  GType t;'
 drivers_type_func += ''
-foreach driver: drivers
+foreach driver: supported_drivers
     drivers_type_list += 'extern GType (fpi_device_' + driver + '_get_type) (void);'
     drivers_type_func += '  t = fpi_device_' + driver + '_get_type ();'
     drivers_type_func += '  g_array_append_val (drivers, t);'
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 537a00a..4ebf3b7 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ if get_option('introspection')
         driver_envs = envs
         driver_envs.set('FP_DRIVERS_WHITELIST', driver_test)
 
-        if driver_test in drivers and gusb_dep.version().version_compare('>= 0.3.0')
+        if (driver_test in supported_drivers and
+            gusb_dep.version().version_compare('>= 0.3.0'))
             test(driver_test,
                 find_program('umockdev-test.py'),
                 args: join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), driver_test),