diff --git a/modules/src/object/object.h b/modules/src/object/object.h
index 0f87c4b8d..92bc4b1cc 100644
--- a/modules/src/object/object.h
+++ b/modules/src/object/object.h
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@
 #define Xchar(ch)	((ch) & 0377)
 #endif
 
+#if ! defined(BYTES_REVERSED)
+#define BYTES_REVERSED 1
+#endif
+
+#if ! defined(WORDS_REVERSED)
+#define WORDS_REVERSED 1
+#endif
+
 #if BYTES_REVERSED
 #define uget2(c)	(Xchar((c)[0]) | ((unsigned) Xchar((c)[1]) << 8))
 #define Xput2(i, c)	(((c)[0] = (i)), ((c)[1] = (i) >> 8))
diff --git a/modules/src/object/rd.c b/modules/src/object/rd.c
index 6f9d84374..2618750de 100644
--- a/modules/src/object/rd.c
+++ b/modules/src/object/rd.c
@@ -155,23 +155,21 @@ rd_sect(sect, cnt)
 	while (cnt--) {
 		sect--;
 #if ! (BYTES_REVERSED || WORDS_REVERSED)
-		if (sizeof(struct outsect) != SZ_SECT) {
+		if (sizeof(struct outsect) != SZ_SECT)
 #endif
-		c -= 4; sect->os_lign = get4(c);
-		c -= 4; sect->os_flen = get4(c);
-		c -= 4; sect->os_foff = get4(c);
-#if ! (BYTES_REVERSED || WORDS_REVERSED)
+		{
+			c -= 4; sect->os_lign = get4(c);
+			c -= 4; sect->os_flen = get4(c);
+			c -= 4; sect->os_foff = get4(c);
 		}
-#endif
 		offset[--offcnt] = sect->os_foff + rd_base;
 #if ! (BYTES_REVERSED || WORDS_REVERSED)
-		if (sizeof(struct outsect) != SZ_SECT) {
+		if (sizeof(struct outsect) != SZ_SECT)
 #endif
-		c -= 4; sect->os_size = get4(c);
-		c -= 4; sect->os_base = get4(c);
-#if ! (BYTES_REVERSED || WORDS_REVERSED)
+		{
+			c -= 4; sect->os_size = get4(c);
+			c -= 4; sect->os_base = get4(c);
 		}
-#endif
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/src/object/rd_arhdr.c b/modules/src/object/rd_arhdr.c
index 95c63ea19..8ea9f773e 100644
--- a/modules/src/object/rd_arhdr.c
+++ b/modules/src/object/rd_arhdr.c
@@ -10,39 +10,26 @@ int
 rd_arhdr(fd, arhdr)
 	register struct ar_hdr	*arhdr;
 {
-#if WORDS_REVERSED && ! BYTES_REVERSED
-	if (sizeof (struct ar_hdr) != AR_TOTAL)
-#endif
-	{	
-		char buf[AR_TOTAL];
-		register char *c = buf;
-		register char *p = arhdr->ar_name;
-		register int i;
+	char buf[AR_TOTAL];
+	register char *c = buf;
+	register char *p = arhdr->ar_name;
+	register int i;
 
-		i = read(fd, c, AR_TOTAL);
-		if (i == 0) return 0;
-		if (i != AR_TOTAL) {
-			rd_fatal();
-		}
-		i = 14;
-		while (i--) {
-			*p++ = *c++;
-		}
-		arhdr->ar_date = ((long) get2(c)) << 16; c += 2;
-		arhdr->ar_date |= ((long) get2(c)) & 0xffff; c += 2;
-		arhdr->ar_uid = *c++;
-		arhdr->ar_gid = *c++;
-		arhdr->ar_mode = get2(c); c += 2;
-		arhdr->ar_size = (long) get2(c) << 16; c += 2;
-		arhdr->ar_size |= (long) get2(c) & 0xffff;
+	i = read(fd, c, AR_TOTAL);
+	if (i == 0) return 0;
+	if (i != AR_TOTAL) {
+		rd_fatal();
 	}
-#if WORDS_REVERSED && !BYTES_REVERSED
-	else	{
-		register int i;
-		i = read(fd, (char *) arhdr, AR_TOTAL);
-		if (i == 0) return 0;
-		if (i != AR_TOTAL) rd_fatal();
+	i = 14;
+	while (i--) {
+		*p++ = *c++;
 	}
-#endif
+	arhdr->ar_date = ((long) get2(c)) << 16; c += 2;
+	arhdr->ar_date |= ((long) get2(c)) & 0xffff; c += 2;
+	arhdr->ar_uid = *c++;
+	arhdr->ar_gid = *c++;
+	arhdr->ar_mode = get2(c); c += 2;
+	arhdr->ar_size = (long) get2(c) << 16; c += 2;
+	arhdr->ar_size |= (long) get2(c) & 0xffff;
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/modules/src/object/wr_arhdr.c b/modules/src/object/wr_arhdr.c
index 988a5def2..a074f2dfe 100644
--- a/modules/src/object/wr_arhdr.c
+++ b/modules/src/object/wr_arhdr.c
@@ -9,28 +9,20 @@
 wr_arhdr(fd, arhdr)
 	register struct ar_hdr	*arhdr;
 {
-#if WORDS_REVERSED && !BYTES_REVERSED
-	if (sizeof (struct ar_hdr) != AR_TOTAL)
-#endif
-	{	
-		char buf[AR_TOTAL];
-		register char *c = buf;
-		register char *p = arhdr->ar_name;
-		register int i = 14;
+	char buf[AR_TOTAL];
+	register char *c = buf;
+	register char *p = arhdr->ar_name;
+	register int i = 14;
 
-		while (i--) {
-			*c++ = *p++;
-		}
-		put2((int)(arhdr->ar_date>>16),c); c += 2;
-		put2((int)(arhdr->ar_date),c); c += 2;
-		*c++ = arhdr->ar_uid;
-		*c++ = arhdr->ar_gid;
-		put2(arhdr->ar_mode,c); c += 2;
-		put2((int)(arhdr->ar_size>>16),c); c += 2;
-		put2((int)(arhdr->ar_size),c);
-		wr_bytes(fd, buf, (long) AR_TOTAL);
+	while (i--) {
+		*c++ = *p++;
 	}
-#if WORDS_REVERSED && !BYTES_REVERSED
-	else	wr_bytes(fd, (char *) arhdr, (long) AR_TOTAL);
-#endif
+	put2((int)(arhdr->ar_date>>16),c); c += 2;
+	put2((int)(arhdr->ar_date),c); c += 2;
+	*c++ = arhdr->ar_uid;
+	*c++ = arhdr->ar_gid;
+	put2(arhdr->ar_mode,c); c += 2;
+	put2((int)(arhdr->ar_size>>16),c); c += 2;
+	put2((int)(arhdr->ar_size),c);
+	wr_bytes(fd, buf, (long) AR_TOTAL);
 }