diff --git a/qemu/target/riscv/csr.c b/qemu/target/riscv/csr.c
index 13c1e029..a0f36752 100644
--- a/qemu/target/riscv/csr.c
+++ b/qemu/target/riscv/csr.c
@@ -843,6 +843,8 @@ static int read_hstatus(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno, target_ulong *val)
     /* We only support 64-bit VSXL */
     *val = set_field(*val, HSTATUS_VSXL, 2);
 #endif
+    /* We only support little endian */
+    *val = set_field(*val, HSTATUS_VSBE, 0);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -854,6 +856,9 @@ static int write_hstatus(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno, target_ulong val)
         qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP, "QEMU does not support mixed HSXLEN options.");
     }
 #endif
+    if (get_field(val, HSTATUS_VSBE) != 0) {
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP, "QEMU does not support big endian guests.");
+    }
     return 0;
 }