diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/string.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/string.h
index 6c607c68f3ad..c35250c4991b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/string.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/string.h
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ static inline void *memset32(uint32_t *p, uint32_t v, __kernel_size_t n)
 extern void *__memset64(uint64_t *, uint32_t low, __kernel_size_t, uint32_t hi);
 static inline void *memset64(uint64_t *p, uint64_t v, __kernel_size_t n)
 {
-	return __memset64(p, v, n * 8, v >> 32);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN))
+		return __memset64(p, v, n * 8, v >> 32);
+	else
+		return __memset64(p, v >> 32, n * 8, v);
 }
 
 /*