diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 72b3bebd..55204cbc 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -454,9 +454,9 @@ Some influential environment variables:
            (deps (fold (lambda (program results)
                          (cons (check-program-version program) results))
                        '()
-                       (list (make-dep "hex2" #:version '(1 0 0))
-                             (make-dep "M1" #:version '(1 0 0))
-                             (make-dep "blood-elf" #:version '(1 0 0))
+                       (list (make-dep "hex2" #:version '(1 4 0))
+                             (make-dep "M1" #:version '(1 4 0))
+                             (make-dep "blood-elf" #:version '(2 0 0))
                              (make-dep "kaem" #:version '(1 0 0) #:optional? #t)
                              (make-dep "M2-Planet" #:version '(1 8 0) #:optional? #t)
                              (make-dep "diff" #:optional? #t)
diff --git a/kaem.run b/kaem.run
index 8e40a531..3c78e39a 100644
--- a/kaem.run
+++ b/kaem.run
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ M2-Planet                                       \
     -f src/vector.c                             \
     -o m2/mes.M1
 
-blood-elf -f m2/mes.M1 -o m2/mes.blood-elf-M1
+blood-elf --little-endian -f m2/mes.M1 -o m2/mes.blood-elf-M1
 
 M1                                              \
     --architecture ${stage0_cpu}                \
diff --git a/module/mescc/mescc.scm b/module/mescc/mescc.scm
index ef7e22d7..ce79a3c0 100644
--- a/module/mescc/mescc.scm
+++ b/module/mescc/mescc.scm
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@
          (blood-elf (or (getenv "BLOOD_ELF") "blood-elf"))
          (command `(,blood-elf
                     ,@(if (equal? (arch-get-machine options) "64") '("--64") '())
+                    "--little-endian"
                     "-f" ,(arch-find options (arch-get-m1-macros options))
                     ,@(append-map (cut list "-f" <>) M1-files)
                     "-o" ,M1-blood-elf-footer)))
diff --git a/scaffold/argv.kaem b/scaffold/argv.kaem
index 7da43379..6f29b008 100644
--- a/scaffold/argv.kaem
+++ b/scaffold/argv.kaem
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ M2-Planet                                       \
     -f scaffold/argv.c                          \
     -o scaffold/argv.M1
 
-blood-elf -f scaffold/argv.M1 -o scaffold/argv.blood-elf-M1
+blood-elf --little-endian -f scaffold/argv.M1 -o scaffold/argv.blood-elf-M1
 
 M1                                              \
     --architecture ${stage0_cpu}                \
diff --git a/scaffold/global-array.kaem b/scaffold/global-array.kaem
index 40f0c5b4..121488df 100644
--- a/scaffold/global-array.kaem
+++ b/scaffold/global-array.kaem
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ M2-Planet                                       \
     -f scaffold/global-array.c                  \
     -o scaffold/global-array.M1
 
-blood-elf -f scaffold/global-array.M1 -o scaffold/global-array.blood-elf-M1
+blood-elf --little-endian -f scaffold/global-array.M1 -o scaffold/global-array.blood-elf-M1
 
 M1                                              \
     --architecture ${stage0_cpu}                \
diff --git a/scaffold/hello.kaem b/scaffold/hello.kaem
index 0482f95b..a0eae1ff 100644
--- a/scaffold/hello.kaem
+++ b/scaffold/hello.kaem
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ M2-Planet                                       \
     -f scaffold/hello.c                         \
     -o scaffold/hello.M1
 
-blood-elf -f scaffold/hello.M1 -o scaffold/hello.blood-elf-M1
+blood-elf --little-endian -f scaffold/hello.M1 -o scaffold/hello.blood-elf-M1
 
 M1                                              \
     --architecture ${stage0_cpu}                \
diff --git a/scaffold/local-array.kaem b/scaffold/local-array.kaem
index 862435e3..164877ba 100644
--- a/scaffold/local-array.kaem
+++ b/scaffold/local-array.kaem
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ M2-Planet                                       \
     -f scaffold/local-array.c                   \
     -o scaffold/local-array.M1
 
-blood-elf -f scaffold/local-array.M1 -o scaffold/local-array.blood-elf-M1
+blood-elf --little-endian -f scaffold/local-array.M1 -o scaffold/local-array.blood-elf-M1
 
 M1                                              \
     --architecture ${stage0_cpu}                \
diff --git a/scaffold/local-static-array.kaem b/scaffold/local-static-array.kaem
index b5e40b5f..0878f41f 100644
--- a/scaffold/local-static-array.kaem
+++ b/scaffold/local-static-array.kaem
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ M2-Planet                                       \
     -f scaffold/local-static-array.c            \
     -o scaffold/local-static-array.M1
 
-blood-elf -f scaffold/local-static-array.M1 -o scaffold/local-static-array.blood-elf-M1
+blood-elf --little-endian -f scaffold/local-static-array.M1 -o scaffold/local-static-array.blood-elf-M1
 
 M1                                              \
     --architecture ${stage0_cpu}                \
diff --git a/scaffold/main.kaem b/scaffold/main.kaem
index b91ada9a..6fc079f0 100644
--- a/scaffold/main.kaem
+++ b/scaffold/main.kaem
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ M2-Planet                                       \
     -f scaffold/main.c                          \
     -o scaffold/main.M1
 
-blood-elf -f scaffold/main.M1 -o scaffold/main.blood-elf-M1
+blood-elf --little-endian -f scaffold/main.M1 -o scaffold/main.blood-elf-M1
 
 M1                                              \
     --architecture ${stage0_cpu}                \
diff --git a/scaffold/read.kaem b/scaffold/read.kaem
index ffd976cb..b29cf1f8 100644
--- a/scaffold/read.kaem
+++ b/scaffold/read.kaem
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ M2-Planet                                       \
     -f scaffold/read.c                          \
     -o scaffold/read.M1
 
-blood-elf -f scaffold/read.M1 -o scaffold/read.blood-elf-M1
+blood-elf --little-endian -f scaffold/read.M1 -o scaffold/read.blood-elf-M1
 
 M1                                              \
     --architecture ${stage0_cpu}                \
diff --git a/simple.make b/simple.make
index 6626e7d7..e6f87b5e 100644
--- a/simple.make
+++ b/simple.make
@@ -202,8 +202,7 @@ m2/mes-m2.M1: simple.make $(M2_PLANET_SOURCES) $(MES_SOURCES) $(M2_PLANET_INCLUD
 	$(M2_PLANET) $(M2_PLANET_FLAGS) $(M2_PLANET_SOURCES:%=-f %)  $(MES_SOURCES:%.c=-f %.c) -o $@ || rm -f $@
 
 m2/mes-m2.blood-elf.M1: m2/mes-m2.M1
-#	blood-elf --32 -f $< -o $@
-	blood-elf -f $< -o $@
+	blood-elf --little-endian -f $< -o $@
 
 m2/mes-m2.hex2: m2/mes-m2.blood-elf.M1
 	M1					\