diff --git a/lib/libc/db/hash/hash_page.c b/lib/libc/db/hash/hash_page.c
--- a/lib/libc/db/hash/hash_page.c
+++ b/lib/libc/db/hash/hash_page.c
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@
 int
 __put_page(HTAB *hashp, char *p, u_int32_t bucket, int is_bucket, int is_bitmap)
 {
-	int fd, page, size;
+	int error, fd, page, size;
 	ssize_t wsize;
 	char pbuf[MAX_BSIZE];
 
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@
 		return (-1);
 	fd = hashp->fp;
 
+	error = 0;
 	if (hashp->LORDER != BYTE_ORDER) {
 		int i, max;
 
@@ -597,14 +598,24 @@
 		page = BUCKET_TO_PAGE(bucket);
 	else
 		page = OADDR_TO_PAGE(bucket);
-	if ((wsize = pwrite(fd, p, size, (off_t)page << hashp->BSHIFT)) == -1)
-		/* Errno is set */
-		return (-1);
+	wsize = pwrite(fd, p, size, (off_t)page << hashp->BSHIFT);
 	if (wsize != size) {
-		errno = EFTYPE;
-		return (-1);
+		error = -1;
+		if (wsize != -1)
+			errno = EFTYPE;
 	}
-	return (0);
+	if (hashp->LORDER != BYTE_ORDER) {
+		int i;
+
+		if (is_bitmap) {
+			for (i = 0; i < max; i++)
+				M_32_SWAP(((int *)p)[i]);
+		} else {
+			for (i = 0; i <= max; i++)
+				M_16_SWAP(((u_int16_t *)p)[i]);
+		}
+	}
+	return (error);
 }
 
 #define BYTE_MASK	((1 << INT_BYTE_SHIFT) -1)