diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 0ce76562a..66cc76616 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.84 - 
 ===================================
+  Fix CRC32 calculation on big endian CPU (2.02.75).
 
 Version 2.02.83 - 4th February 2011
 ===================================
diff --git a/lib/misc/crc.c b/lib/misc/crc.c
index 9f95c37b7..c948b7753 100644
--- a/lib/misc/crc.c
+++ b/lib/misc/crc.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "lib.h"
 
 #include "crc.h"
+#include "xlate.h"
 
 /* Calculate an endian-independent CRC of supplied buffer */
 #ifndef DEBUG_CRC32
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ static uint32_t _calc_crc_new(uint32_t initial, const uint8_t *buf, uint32_t siz
    
 	/* Process 4 bytes per iteration */
 	while (start < end) {
-		crc = crc ^ *start++;
+		crc = crc ^ xlate32(*start++);
 		crc = crctab[crc & 0xff] ^ crc >> 8;
 		crc = crctab[crc & 0xff] ^ crc >> 8;
 		crc = crctab[crc & 0xff] ^ crc >> 8;