diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index b130b687c..9628722aa 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ build_flags =
   ; decrease code cache size and increase IRAM to fit all pixel functions
   -D PIO_FRAMEWORK_ARDUINO_MMU_CACHE16_IRAM48 ;; in case of linker errors like "section `.text1' will not fit in region `iram1_0_seg'"
   ; -D PIO_FRAMEWORK_ARDUINO_MMU_CACHE16_IRAM48_SECHEAP_SHARED ;; (experimental) adds some extra heap, but may cause slowdown
+  -D NON32XFER_HANDLER ;; ask forgiveness for PROGMEM misuse
 
 lib_deps =
   #https://github.com/lorol/LITTLEFS.git