diff --git a/c/src/lib/libmisc/monitor/mon-prmisc.c b/c/src/lib/libmisc/monitor/mon-prmisc.c
index 466de5e224..f1c55c4ad1 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libmisc/monitor/mon-prmisc.c
+++ b/c/src/lib/libmisc/monitor/mon-prmisc.c
@@ -104,8 +104,13 @@ rtems_monitor_dump_name(rtems_name name)
     
     u.ui = (rtems_unsigned32) name;
     
+#if (CPU_BIG_ENDIAN == TRUE)
     for (i=0; i<sizeof(u.c); i++)
         length += rtems_monitor_dump_char(u.c[i]);
+#else
+    for (i=sizeof(u.c)-1; i ; i++)
+        length += rtems_monitor_dump_char(u.c[i]);
+#endif
     return length;
 }
 
diff --git a/c/src/libmisc/monitor/mon-prmisc.c b/c/src/libmisc/monitor/mon-prmisc.c
index 466de5e224..f1c55c4ad1 100644
--- a/c/src/libmisc/monitor/mon-prmisc.c
+++ b/c/src/libmisc/monitor/mon-prmisc.c
@@ -104,8 +104,13 @@ rtems_monitor_dump_name(rtems_name name)
     
     u.ui = (rtems_unsigned32) name;
     
+#if (CPU_BIG_ENDIAN == TRUE)
     for (i=0; i<sizeof(u.c); i++)
         length += rtems_monitor_dump_char(u.c[i]);
+#else
+    for (i=sizeof(u.c)-1; i ; i++)
+        length += rtems_monitor_dump_char(u.c[i]);
+#endif
     return length;
 }
 
diff --git a/cpukit/libmisc/monitor/mon-prmisc.c b/cpukit/libmisc/monitor/mon-prmisc.c
index 466de5e224..f1c55c4ad1 100644
--- a/cpukit/libmisc/monitor/mon-prmisc.c
+++ b/cpukit/libmisc/monitor/mon-prmisc.c
@@ -104,8 +104,13 @@ rtems_monitor_dump_name(rtems_name name)
     
     u.ui = (rtems_unsigned32) name;
     
+#if (CPU_BIG_ENDIAN == TRUE)
     for (i=0; i<sizeof(u.c); i++)
         length += rtems_monitor_dump_char(u.c[i]);
+#else
+    for (i=sizeof(u.c)-1; i ; i++)
+        length += rtems_monitor_dump_char(u.c[i]);
+#endif
     return length;
 }