diff --git a/include/ntfs-3g/endians.h b/include/ntfs-3g/endians.h
index c0067e64..eea88b69 100644
--- a/include/ntfs-3g/endians.h
+++ b/include/ntfs-3g/endians.h
@@ -300,4 +300,6 @@
 
 #define le32_eq(a, b) ((a) == (b))
 
+#define le64_eq(a, b) ((a) == (b))
+
 #endif /* defined _NTFS_ENDIANS_H */
diff --git a/libntfs-3g/dir.c b/libntfs-3g/dir.c
index 07332dc4..d14909e5 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/dir.c
+++ b/libntfs-3g/dir.c
@@ -894,11 +894,11 @@ static u32 ntfs_interix_types(ntfs_inode *ni)
 			if ((na->data_size >= (s64)sizeof(magic))
 			    && (ntfs_attr_pread(na, 0, sizeof(magic), &magic)
 				== sizeof(magic))) {
-				if (magic == INTX_SYMBOLIC_LINK)
+				if (le64_eq(magic, INTX_SYMBOLIC_LINK))
 					dt_type = NTFS_DT_LNK;
-				else if (magic == INTX_BLOCK_DEVICE)
+				else if (le64_eq(magic, INTX_BLOCK_DEVICE))
 					dt_type = NTFS_DT_BLK;
-				else if (magic == INTX_CHARACTER_DEVICE)
+				else if (le64_eq(magic, INTX_CHARACTER_DEVICE))
 					dt_type = NTFS_DT_CHR;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/lowntfs-3g.c b/src/lowntfs-3g.c
index 3ff8b9de..0bded4e3 100644
--- a/src/lowntfs-3g.c
+++ b/src/lowntfs-3g.c
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ static int ntfs_fuse_getstat(struct SECURITY_CONTEXT *scx,
 					ntfs_attr_close(na);
 					goto exit;
 				}
-				if (intx_file->magic == INTX_BLOCK_DEVICE &&
+				if (le64_eq(intx_file->magic, INTX_BLOCK_DEVICE) &&
 						na->data_size == (s64)offsetof(
 						INTX_FILE, device_end)) {
 					stbuf->st_mode = S_IFBLK;
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ static int ntfs_fuse_getstat(struct SECURITY_CONTEXT *scx,
 							le64_to_cpu(
 							intx_file->minor));
 				}
-				if (intx_file->magic == INTX_CHARACTER_DEVICE &&
+				if (le64_eq(intx_file->magic, INTX_CHARACTER_DEVICE) &&
 						na->data_size == (s64)offsetof(
 						INTX_FILE, device_end)) {
 					stbuf->st_mode = S_IFCHR;
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ static int ntfs_fuse_getstat(struct SECURITY_CONTEXT *scx,
 							le64_to_cpu(
 							intx_file->minor));
 				}
-				if (intx_file->magic == INTX_SYMBOLIC_LINK)
+				if (le64_eq(intx_file->magic, INTX_SYMBOLIC_LINK))
 					stbuf->st_mode = S_IFLNK;
 				free(intx_file);
 			}
diff --git a/src/ntfs-3g.c b/src/ntfs-3g.c
index de0f920e..c0321b9e 100644
--- a/src/ntfs-3g.c
+++ b/src/ntfs-3g.c
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ static int ntfs_fuse_getattr(const char *org_path, struct stat *stbuf)
 					ntfs_attr_close(na);
 					goto exit;
 				}
-				if (intx_file->magic == INTX_BLOCK_DEVICE &&
+				if (le64_eq(intx_file->magic, INTX_BLOCK_DEVICE) &&
 						na->data_size == offsetof(
 						INTX_FILE, device_end)) {
 					stbuf->st_mode = S_IFBLK;
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ static int ntfs_fuse_getattr(const char *org_path, struct stat *stbuf)
 							le64_to_cpu(
 							intx_file->minor));
 				}
-				if (intx_file->magic == INTX_CHARACTER_DEVICE &&
+				if (le64_eq(intx_file->magic, INTX_CHARACTER_DEVICE) &&
 						na->data_size == offsetof(
 						INTX_FILE, device_end)) {
 					stbuf->st_mode = S_IFCHR;
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ static int ntfs_fuse_getattr(const char *org_path, struct stat *stbuf)
 							le64_to_cpu(
 							intx_file->minor));
 				}
-				if (intx_file->magic == INTX_SYMBOLIC_LINK)
+				if (le64_eq(intx_file->magic, INTX_SYMBOLIC_LINK))
 					stbuf->st_mode = S_IFLNK;
 				free(intx_file);
 			}