1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/mkelf.lua b/mkelf.lua
index 521b408..eb76d16 100644
--- a/mkelf.lua
+++ b/mkelf.lua
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ local Machine <const> = {
 ---@field shnum integer
 ---@field shstrndx integer
 
+local function efmt(endian)
+    return (endian == Endian.big) and ">" or "<"
+end
+
 ---@param hdr ElfHeader
 ---@nodiscard
 local function ElfHeader_pack(hdr)
@@ -105,9 +109,8 @@ local function ElfHeader_pack(hdr)
         hdr.ident_version,
         hdr.osabi,
         hdr.abiversion)
-    local e = (hdr.data == Endian.big) and ">" or "<"
     local sz = (hdr.class == Class.bit64) and "I8" or "I4"
-    local h = string.pack(e .. "I2I2I4" ..
+    local h = string.pack(efmt(hdr.data) .. "I2I2I4" ..
         sz .. sz .. sz ..
         "I4I2I2I2I2I2I2",
         hdr.type,