diff --git a/src/libImaging/Access.c b/src/libImaging/Access.c
index 091c84e18..04618df09 100644
--- a/src/libImaging/Access.c
+++ b/src/libImaging/Access.c
@@ -81,12 +81,6 @@ get_pixel_16B(Imaging im, int x, int y, void *color) {
 #endif
 }
 
-static void
-get_pixel_16(Imaging im, int x, int y, void *color) {
-    UINT8 *in = (UINT8 *)&im->image[y][x + x];
-    memcpy(color, in, sizeof(UINT16));
-}
-
 static void
 get_pixel_BGR15(Imaging im, int x, int y, void *color) {
     UINT8 *in = (UINT8 *)&im->image8[y][x * 2];
@@ -207,7 +201,11 @@ ImagingAccessInit() {
     ADD("I;16", get_pixel_16L, put_pixel_16L);
     ADD("I;16L", get_pixel_16L, put_pixel_16L);
     ADD("I;16B", get_pixel_16B, put_pixel_16B);
-    ADD("I;16N", get_pixel_16, put_pixel_16L);
+#ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
+    ADD("I;16N", get_pixel_16B, put_pixel_16B);
+#else
+    ADD("I;16N", get_pixel_16L, put_pixel_16L);
+#endif
     ADD("I;32L", get_pixel_32L, put_pixel_32L);
     ADD("I;32B", get_pixel_32B, put_pixel_32B);
     ADD("F", get_pixel_32, put_pixel_32);