diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 670b266836a..ba58af6d589 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-08-16  Frank Ch. Eigler  <fche@redhat.com>
+
+	* config/sid.exp (sid_start): Don't warn if we cannot figure out
+	what to force sid endianness to.
+
 2001-08-15  Keith Seitz  <keiths@redhat.com>
 
 	* lib/gdb.exp (gdbtk_start): Don't set environment
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/config/sid.exp b/gdb/testsuite/config/sid.exp
index a969f8a7d26..77e2b556db6 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/config/sid.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/config/sid.exp
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ proc sid_start {} {
 	    if {[target_info exists sim,defaultendian]} then {
 		set sidendian [target_info sim,defaultendian] 
 	    } else { 
-		warning "Unknown target endianness - assuming -EB"
-		set sidendian "-EB" 
+                # rely on endianness settings in sid configuration defaults
+                set sidendian ""
 	    }
 	}
     }