diff --git a/bindings/python/src/lib.rs b/bindings/python/src/lib.rs
index c63c872c..5ff77820 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bindings/python/src/lib.rs
@@ -579,31 +579,32 @@ impl Open {
                         .call((), Some(&view_kwargs))?;
 
                     if byteorder == "big" {
-                        let version: String =
-                            torch.getattr(intern!(py, "__version__"))?.extract()?;
-                        let version =
-                            Version::from_string(&version).map_err(SafetensorError::new_err)?;
-                        if version >= Version::new(2, 1, 0) {
+                        let inplace_kwargs =
+                            [(intern!(py, "inplace"), true.into_py(py))].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+
+                        if info.dtype == Dtype::BF16 {
+                            // Reinterpret to f16 for numpy compatibility.
+                            let dtype: PyObject = get_pydtype(torch, Dtype::F16, false)?;
+                            let view_kwargs =
+                                [(intern!(py, "dtype"), dtype)].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+                            tensor = tensor
+                                .getattr(intern!(py, "view"))?
+                                .call((), Some(&view_kwargs))?;
+                        }
+                        let numpy = tensor
+                            .getattr(intern!(py, "numpy"))?
+                            .call0()?
+                            .getattr("byteswap")?
+                            .call((), Some(&inplace_kwargs))?;
+                        tensor = torch.getattr(intern!(py, "from_numpy"))?.call1((numpy,))?;
+                        if info.dtype == Dtype::BF16 {
+                            // Reinterpret to f16 for numpy compatibility.
                             let dtype: PyObject = get_pydtype(torch, info.dtype, false)?;
-                            tensor = tensor.getattr(intern!(py, "clone"))?.call0()?;
-                            tensor
-                                .getattr(intern!(py, "untyped_storage"))?
-                                .call0()?
-                                .getattr(intern!(py, "byteswap"))?
-                                .call1((dtype,))?;
-                        } else if info.dtype == Dtype::BF16 {
-                            return Err(SafetensorError::new_err(
-                                "PyTorch 2.1 or later is required for big-endian machine and bfloat16 support.",
-                            ));
-                        } else {
-                            let inplace_kwargs = [(intern!(py, "inplace"), false.into_py(py))]
-                                .into_py_dict_bound(py);
-                            let numpy = tensor
-                                .getattr(intern!(py, "numpy"))?
-                                .call0()?
-                                .getattr("byteswap")?
-                                .call((), Some(&inplace_kwargs))?;
-                            tensor = torch.getattr(intern!(py, "from_numpy"))?.call1((numpy,))?;
+                            let view_kwargs =
+                                [(intern!(py, "dtype"), dtype)].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+                            tensor = tensor
+                                .getattr(intern!(py, "view"))?
+                                .call((), Some(&view_kwargs))?;
                         }
                     }
 
@@ -929,32 +930,30 @@ impl PySafeSlice {
                     .getattr(intern!(py, "view"))?
                     .call((), Some(&view_kwargs))?;
                 if byteorder == "big" {
-                    let version: String = torch.getattr(intern!(py, "__version__"))?.extract()?;
-                    let version =
-                        Version::from_string(&version).map_err(SafetensorError::new_err)?;
-                    if version >= Version::new(2, 1, 0) {
+                    let inplace_kwargs =
+                        [(intern!(py, "inplace"), true.into_py(py))].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+
+                    if self.info.dtype == Dtype::BF16 {
+                        // Reinterpret to f16 for numpy compatibility.
+                        let dtype: PyObject = get_pydtype(torch, Dtype::F16, false)?;
+                        let view_kwargs = [(intern!(py, "dtype"), dtype)].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+                        tensor = tensor
+                            .getattr(intern!(py, "view"))?
+                            .call((), Some(&view_kwargs))?;
+                    }
+                    let numpy = tensor
+                        .getattr(intern!(py, "numpy"))?
+                        .call0()?
+                        .getattr("byteswap")?
+                        .call((), Some(&inplace_kwargs))?;
+                    tensor = torch.getattr(intern!(py, "from_numpy"))?.call1((numpy,))?;
+                    if self.info.dtype == Dtype::BF16 {
+                        // Reinterpret to f16 for numpy compatibility.
                         let dtype: PyObject = get_pydtype(torch, self.info.dtype, false)?;
-                        // Clone is required otherwise storage is shared with previous slices,
-                        // making n amount of byteswaps.
-                        tensor = tensor.getattr(intern!(py, "clone"))?.call0()?;
-                        tensor
-                            .getattr(intern!(py, "untyped_storage"))?
-                            .call0()?
-                            .getattr(intern!(py, "byteswap"))?
-                            .call1((dtype,))?;
-                    } else if self.info.dtype == Dtype::BF16 {
-                        return Err(SafetensorError::new_err(
-                            "PyTorch 2.1 or later is required for big-endian machine and bfloat16 support.",
-                        ));
-                    } else {
-                        let inplace_kwargs =
-                            [(intern!(py, "inplace"), false.into_py(py))].into_py_dict_bound(py);
-                        let numpy = tensor
-                            .getattr(intern!(py, "numpy"))?
-                            .call0()?
-                            .getattr("byteswap")?
-                            .call((), Some(&inplace_kwargs))?;
-                        tensor = torch.getattr(intern!(py, "from_numpy"))?.call1((numpy,))?;
+                        let view_kwargs = [(intern!(py, "dtype"), dtype)].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+                        tensor = tensor
+                            .getattr(intern!(py, "view"))?
+                            .call((), Some(&view_kwargs))?;
                     }
                 }
                 tensor = tensor
@@ -1030,7 +1029,17 @@ fn create_tensor<'a>(
                 (intern!(py, "dtype"), dtype),
             ]
             .into_py_dict_bound(py);
-            module.call_method("frombuffer", (), Some(&kwargs))?
+            let tensor = module.call_method("frombuffer", (), Some(&kwargs))?;
+            let sys = PyModule::import_bound(py, intern!(py, "sys"))?;
+            let byteorder: String = sys.getattr(intern!(py, "byteorder"))?.extract()?;
+            if byteorder == "big" {
+                let inplace_kwargs =
+                    [(intern!(py, "inplace"), true.into_py(py))].into_py_dict_bound(py);
+                tensor
+                    .getattr("byteswap")?
+                    .call((), Some(&inplace_kwargs))?;
+            }
+            tensor
         };
         let mut tensor: PyBound<'_, PyAny> = tensor.call_method1("reshape", (shape,))?;
         let tensor = match framework {