Forward-ported from original patch for 5.2.0.

diff --git a/configure b/configure
index da2501489f..4660ee3ee5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ ld="${LD-${cross_prefix}ld}"
 ranlib="${RANLIB-${cross_prefix}ranlib}"
 nm="${NM-${cross_prefix}nm}"
 strip="${STRIP-${cross_prefix}strip}"
+strings="${STRINGS-${cross_prefix}strings}"
 windres="${WINDRES-${cross_prefix}windres}"
 pkg_config_exe="${PKG_CONFIG-${cross_prefix}pkg-config}"
 query_pkg_config() {
@@ -2380,9 +2381,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 EOF
 
 if compile_prog ; then
-    if strings -a $TMPE | grep -q BiGeNdIaN ; then
+    if $strings -a $TMPE | grep -q BiGeNdIaN ; then
         bigendian="yes"
-    elif strings -a $TMPE | grep -q LiTtLeEnDiAn ; then
+    elif $strings -a $TMPE | grep -q LiTtLeEnDiAn ; then
         bigendian="no"
     else
         echo big/little test failed