diff --git a/sys/dev/virtio/virtio_endian.h b/sys/dev/virtio/virtio_endian.h
--- a/sys/dev/virtio/virtio_endian.h
+++ b/sys/dev/virtio/virtio_endian.h
@@ -42,20 +42,10 @@
  * and the Host's (device's) endianness when needed.
  */
 
-static inline bool
-virtio_swap_endian(bool modern)
-{
-#if _BYTE_ORDER == _LITTLE_ENDIAN
-	return (false);
-#else
-	return (modern);
-#endif
-}
-
 static inline uint16_t
 virtio_htog16(bool modern, uint16_t val)
 {
-	if (virtio_swap_endian(modern))
+	if (modern)
 		return (le16toh(val));
 	else
 		return (val);
@@ -64,7 +54,7 @@
 static inline uint16_t
 virtio_gtoh16(bool modern, uint16_t val)
 {
-	if (virtio_swap_endian(modern))
+	if (modern)
 		return (htole16(val));
 	else
 		return (val);
@@ -73,7 +63,7 @@
 static inline uint32_t
 virtio_htog32(bool modern, uint32_t val)
 {
-	if (virtio_swap_endian(modern))
+	if (modern)
 		return (le32toh(val));
 	else
 		return (val);
@@ -82,7 +72,7 @@
 static inline uint32_t
 virtio_gtoh32(bool modern, uint32_t val)
 {
-	if (virtio_swap_endian(modern))
+	if (modern)
 		return (htole32(val));
 	else
 		return (val);
@@ -91,7 +81,7 @@
 static inline uint64_t
 virtio_htog64(bool modern, uint64_t val)
 {
-	if (virtio_swap_endian(modern))
+	if (modern)
 		return (le64toh(val));
 	else
 		return (val);
@@ -100,7 +90,7 @@
 static inline uint64_t
 virtio_gtoh64(bool modern, uint64_t val)
 {
-	if (virtio_swap_endian(modern))
+	if (modern)
 		return (htole64(val));
 	else
 		return (val);