diff --git a/src/dec/vp8l_dec.c b/src/dec/vp8l_dec.c
index 1316089c..e5298eb4 100644
--- a/src/dec/vp8l_dec.c
+++ b/src/dec/vp8l_dec.c
@@ -933,7 +933,11 @@ static WEBP_INLINE void CopyBlock8b(uint8_t* const dst, int dist, int length) {
 #endif
         break;
       case 2:
+#if !defined(WORDS_BIGENDIAN)
         memcpy(&pattern, src, sizeof(uint16_t));
+#else
+        pattern = ((uint32_t)src[0] << 8) | src[1];
+#endif
 #if defined(__arm__) || defined(_M_ARM)
         pattern |= pattern << 16;
 #elif defined(WEBP_USE_MIPS_DSP_R2)