--- cairo-1.3.6/acinclude.m4.orig	2006-12-12 11:57:18.764041200 +0000
+++ cairo-1.3.6/acinclude.m4	2006-12-12 11:58:18.102873800 +0000
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@
 
 ]])], [
 
-if grep -a noonsees conftest.$ac_objext >/dev/null ; then
+if strings -a conftest.$ac_objext | grep noonsees >/dev/null ; then
   ax_cv_c_float_words_bigendian=yes
 fi
-if grep -a seesnoon conftest.$ac_objext >/dev/null ; then
+if strings -a conftest.$ac_objext | grep seesnoon >/dev/null ; then
   if test "$ax_cv_c_float_words_bigendian" = unknown; then
     ax_cv_c_float_words_bigendian=no
   else