diff --git a/src/syscall/dirent.go b/src/syscall/dirent.go
index a9eab15736..e4f36a191b 100644
--- a/src/syscall/dirent.go
+++ b/src/syscall/dirent.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 package syscall
 
 import (
+	"internal/byteorder"
 	"internal/goarch"
 	"runtime"
 	"unsafe"
@@ -28,15 +29,11 @@ func readIntBE(b []byte, size uintptr) uint64 {
 	case 1:
 		return uint64(b[0])
 	case 2:
-		_ = b[1] // bounds check hint to compiler; see golang.org/issue/14808
-		return uint64(b[1]) | uint64(b[0])<<8
+		return uint64(byteorder.BeUint16(b))
 	case 4:
-		_ = b[3] // bounds check hint to compiler; see golang.org/issue/14808
-		return uint64(b[3]) | uint64(b[2])<<8 | uint64(b[1])<<16 | uint64(b[0])<<24
+		return uint64(byteorder.BeUint32(b))
 	case 8:
-		_ = b[7] // bounds check hint to compiler; see golang.org/issue/14808
-		return uint64(b[7]) | uint64(b[6])<<8 | uint64(b[5])<<16 | uint64(b[4])<<24 |
-			uint64(b[3])<<32 | uint64(b[2])<<40 | uint64(b[1])<<48 | uint64(b[0])<<56
+		return uint64(byteorder.BeUint64(b))
 	default:
 		panic("syscall: readInt with unsupported size")
 	}
@@ -47,15 +44,11 @@ func readIntLE(b []byte, size uintptr) uint64 {
 	case 1:
 		return uint64(b[0])
 	case 2:
-		_ = b[1] // bounds check hint to compiler; see golang.org/issue/14808
-		return uint64(b[0]) | uint64(b[1])<<8
+		return uint64(byteorder.LeUint16(b))
 	case 4:
-		_ = b[3] // bounds check hint to compiler; see golang.org/issue/14808
-		return uint64(b[0]) | uint64(b[1])<<8 | uint64(b[2])<<16 | uint64(b[3])<<24
+		return uint64(byteorder.LeUint32(b))
 	case 8:
-		_ = b[7] // bounds check hint to compiler; see golang.org/issue/14808
-		return uint64(b[0]) | uint64(b[1])<<8 | uint64(b[2])<<16 | uint64(b[3])<<24 |
-			uint64(b[4])<<32 | uint64(b[5])<<40 | uint64(b[6])<<48 | uint64(b[7])<<56
+		return uint64(byteorder.LeUint64(b))
 	default:
 		panic("syscall: readInt with unsupported size")
 	}