--- crypto/apr_md5.c	(revision 928399)
+++ crypto/apr_md5.c	(working copy)
@@ -347,10 +347,15 @@ 
 /* MD5 basic transformation. Transforms state based on block. */
 static void MD5Transform(apr_uint32_t state[4], const unsigned char block[64])
 {
+#if !APR_IS_BIGENDIAN
+    apr_uint32_t a = state[0], b = state[1], c = state[2], d = state[3];
+    const apr_uint32_t *x = (const apr_uint32_t*)(block);
+#else
     apr_uint32_t a = state[0], b = state[1], c = state[2], d = state[3],
                  x[APR_MD5_DIGESTSIZE];
 
     Decode(x, block, 64);
+#endif
 
     /* Round 1 */
     FF(a, b, c, d, x[0],  S11, 0xd76aa478); /* 1 */
@@ -429,8 +434,10 @@ 
     state[2] += c;
     state[3] += d;
 
+#if APR_IS_BIGENDIAN
     /* Zeroize sensitive information. */
     memset(x, 0, sizeof(x));
+#endif
 }
 
 /* Encodes input (apr_uint32_t) into output (unsigned char). Assumes len is