diff --git a/src/rfm12/rfm12_config.h b/src/rfm12/rfm12_config.h
index 3f160b5..7c449ff 100644
--- a/src/rfm12/rfm12_config.h
+++ b/src/rfm12/rfm12_config.h
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
 
 #include <avr/interrupt.h>
 
+// don't ask...someone wanted to invent something more fancy than __AVR__ *sigh*
+#define __PLATFORM_AVR__
+
 //Pin that the RFM12's slave select is connected to
 //#define DDR_SS DDRB
 //#define PORT_SS PORTB
@@ -171,4 +174,3 @@
  * en- or disable debugging via uart.
  */
 #define RFM12_UART_DEBUG 0
-
diff --git a/src/rfm12/rfm12_lib b/src/rfm12/rfm12_lib
index e49ecec..8e5d7e5 160000
--- a/src/rfm12/rfm12_lib
+++ b/src/rfm12/rfm12_lib
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e49ecece7baf2faa48ed2f6c659228b4d77c0c66
+Subproject commit 8e5d7e54e2c20f5c3d5a4306e5c186059866a2a8