diff --git a/src/arch/arm/freebsd/se_workload.hh b/src/arch/arm/freebsd/se_workload.hh
index a7f34532d2..8069bd2563 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/freebsd/se_workload.hh
+++ b/src/arch/arm/freebsd/se_workload.hh
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ class EmuFreebsd : public SEWorkload
 
     EmuFreebsd(const Params &p) : SEWorkload(p, PageShift) {}
 
+    ByteOrder byteOrder() const override { return ByteOrder::little; }
+
     struct BaseSyscallABI {};
     struct SyscallABI32 : public SEWorkload::SyscallABI32,
                           public BaseSyscallABI
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/fs_workload.hh b/src/arch/arm/fs_workload.hh
index c917ffd05b..547bbf1e70 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/fs_workload.hh
+++ b/src/arch/arm/fs_workload.hh
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ class FsWorkload : public KernelWorkload
             return loader::Arm64;
     }
 
+    ByteOrder byteOrder() const override { return ByteOrder::little; }
+
     FsWorkload(const Params &p);
 
     void initState() override;
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/linux/se_workload.hh b/src/arch/arm/linux/se_workload.hh
index 0ff08c7d74..b22688fb8e 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/linux/se_workload.hh
+++ b/src/arch/arm/linux/se_workload.hh
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class EmuLinux : public SEWorkload
     using Params = ArmEmuLinuxParams;
 
     EmuLinux(const Params &p) : SEWorkload(p, PageShift) {}
+    ByteOrder byteOrder() const override { return ByteOrder::little; }
 
     struct BaseSyscallABI {};
     struct SyscallABI32 : public SEWorkload::SyscallABI32,
diff --git a/src/arch/mips/linux/se_workload.hh b/src/arch/mips/linux/se_workload.hh
index c94112c335..7e4d863f35 100644
--- a/src/arch/mips/linux/se_workload.hh
+++ b/src/arch/mips/linux/se_workload.hh
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class EmuLinux : public SEWorkload
     using Params = MipsEmuLinuxParams;
 
     EmuLinux(const Params &p) : SEWorkload(p, PageShift) {}
+    ByteOrder byteOrder() const override { return ByteOrder::little; }
 
     void syscall(ThreadContext *tc) override;
 };
diff --git a/src/arch/power/linux/se_workload.hh b/src/arch/power/linux/se_workload.hh
index 1b380adc7e..192147edf1 100644
--- a/src/arch/power/linux/se_workload.hh
+++ b/src/arch/power/linux/se_workload.hh
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ class EmuLinux : public SEWorkload
 
     EmuLinux(const Params &p) : SEWorkload(p, PageShift) {}
 
+    ByteOrder byteOrder() const override { return ByteOrder::big; }
+
     void syscall(ThreadContext *tc) override;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/bare_metal/fs_workload.hh b/src/arch/riscv/bare_metal/fs_workload.hh
index 875910ad86..e10c0a0433 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/bare_metal/fs_workload.hh
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/bare_metal/fs_workload.hh
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class BareMetal : public Workload
     }
 
     loader::Arch getArch() const override { return bootloader->getArch(); }
+    ByteOrder byteOrder() const override { return ByteOrder::little; }
 
     const loader::SymbolTable &
     symtab(ThreadContext *tc) override
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/linux/fs_workload.hh b/src/arch/riscv/linux/fs_workload.hh
index f85ec16e7a..cb29beeafc 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/linux/fs_workload.hh
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/linux/fs_workload.hh
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ class FsLinux : public KernelWorkload
         KernelWorkload::setSystem(sys);
         gdb = BaseRemoteGDB::build<RemoteGDB>(system);
     }
+
+    ByteOrder byteOrder() const override { return ByteOrder::little; }
 };
 
 } // namespace RiscvISA
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/linux/se_workload.hh b/src/arch/riscv/linux/se_workload.hh
index bdc39ceb14..41a3d41f61 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/linux/se_workload.hh
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/linux/se_workload.hh
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ class EmuLinux : public SEWorkload
 
     EmuLinux(const Params &p) : SEWorkload(p, PageShift) {}
 
+    ByteOrder byteOrder() const override { return ByteOrder::little; }
+
     void syscall(ThreadContext *tc) override;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/arch/sparc/fs_workload.hh b/src/arch/sparc/fs_workload.hh
index 06f02cf4ad..90d5131a21 100644
--- a/src/arch/sparc/fs_workload.hh
+++ b/src/arch/sparc/fs_workload.hh
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class FsWorkload : public Workload
         return pc;
     }
     loader::Arch getArch() const override { return loader::SPARC64; }
+    ByteOrder byteOrder() const override { return ByteOrder::big; }
 
     const loader::SymbolTable &
     symtab(ThreadContext *tc) override
diff --git a/src/arch/sparc/linux/se_workload.hh b/src/arch/sparc/linux/se_workload.hh
index 01ab9b7253..72bad471a0 100644
--- a/src/arch/sparc/linux/se_workload.hh
+++ b/src/arch/sparc/linux/se_workload.hh
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class EmuLinux : public SEWorkload
     EmuLinux(const Params &p);
 
     loader::Arch getArch() const override { return loader::SPARC64; }
+    ByteOrder byteOrder() const override { return ByteOrder::big; }
 
     void handleTrap(ThreadContext *tc, int trapNum) override;
     void syscall(ThreadContext *tc) override;
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/fs_workload.hh b/src/arch/x86/fs_workload.hh
index 6c2038f017..779e6ab577 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/fs_workload.hh
+++ b/src/arch/x86/fs_workload.hh
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ class FsWorkload : public KernelWorkload
         gdb = BaseRemoteGDB::build<RemoteGDB>(system);
     }
 
+    ByteOrder byteOrder() const override { return ByteOrder::little; }
+
   protected:
 
     smbios::SMBiosTable *smbiosTable;
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/linux/se_workload.hh b/src/arch/x86/linux/se_workload.hh
index 76db91f42d..85b0d69814 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/linux/se_workload.hh
+++ b/src/arch/x86/linux/se_workload.hh
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class EmuLinux : public SEWorkload
     }
 
     loader::Arch getArch() const override { return loader::X86_64; }
+    ByteOrder byteOrder() const override { return ByteOrder::little; }
 
     void syscall(ThreadContext *tc) override;
     void event(ThreadContext *tc) override;
diff --git a/src/sim/Workload.py b/src/sim/Workload.py
index 8d6316435d..bd1a230071 100644
--- a/src/sim/Workload.py
+++ b/src/sim/Workload.py
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class StubWorkload(Workload):
     cxx_class = 'gem5::StubWorkload'
 
     entry = Param.Addr(0, 'Dummy entry point for this workload.')
+    byte_order = Param.ByteOrder('little',
+            'Dummy byte order for this workload.')
 
 class KernelWorkload(Workload):
     type = 'KernelWorkload'
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ class SEWorkload(Workload, metaclass=SEWorkloadMeta):
     type = 'SEWorkload'
     cxx_header = "sim/se_workload.hh"
     cxx_class = 'gem5::SEWorkload'
+    abstract = True
 
     @classmethod
     def _is_compatible_with(cls, obj):
diff --git a/src/sim/kernel_workload.hh b/src/sim/kernel_workload.hh
index a1e8b98e4a..503e6ea81a 100644
--- a/src/sim/kernel_workload.hh
+++ b/src/sim/kernel_workload.hh
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class KernelWorkload : public Workload
     KernelWorkload(const Params &p);
 
     Addr getEntry() const override { return kernelObj->entryPoint(); }
+    ByteOrder byteOrder() const override { return kernelObj->getByteOrder(); }
     loader::Arch
     getArch() const override
     {
diff --git a/src/sim/workload.hh b/src/sim/workload.hh
index c09c56c2f0..9b3ef04fb7 100644
--- a/src/sim/workload.hh
+++ b/src/sim/workload.hh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "base/loader/object_file.hh"
 #include "base/loader/symtab.hh"
+#include "enums/ByteOrder.hh"
 #include "params/StubWorkload.hh"
 #include "params/Workload.hh"
 #include "sim/sim_object.hh"
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ class Workload : public SimObject
     void startup() override;
 
     virtual Addr getEntry() const = 0;
+    virtual ByteOrder byteOrder() const = 0;
     virtual loader::Arch getArch() const = 0;
 
     virtual const loader::SymbolTable &symtab(ThreadContext *tc) = 0;
@@ -170,6 +172,7 @@ class StubWorkload : public Workload
     StubWorkload(const StubWorkloadParams &params) : Workload(params) {}
 
     Addr getEntry() const override { return params().entry; }
+    ByteOrder byteOrder() const override { return params().byte_order; }
     loader::Arch getArch() const override { return loader::UnknownArch; }
     const loader::SymbolTable &
     symtab(ThreadContext *tc) override