diff --git a/core/net/neighbor-info.h b/core/net/neighbor-info.h
index f292c2ef1..0332142f3 100644
--- a/core/net/neighbor-info.h
+++ b/core/net/neighbor-info.h
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ int neighbor_info_subscribe(neighbor_info_subscriber_t);
 
 
 /**
- * Get link ETX value for a specific neighbor.
+ * Get link metric value for a specific neighbor.
  *
- * \return Returns ETX if the neighbor exists, and 0 if not.
+ * \return Returns link metric if the neighbor exists, and 0 if not.
  */
-link_metric_t neighbor_info_get_etx(const rimeaddr_t *addr);
+link_metric_t neighbor_info_get_metric(const rimeaddr_t *addr);
 
 #endif /* NEIGHBOR_INFO_H */
diff --git a/examples/ipv6/rpl-collect/udp-sender.c b/examples/ipv6/rpl-collect/udp-sender.c
index 430e55e29..6652f5f0b 100644
--- a/examples/ipv6/rpl-collect/udp-sender.c
+++ b/examples/ipv6/rpl-collect/udp-sender.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ collect_common_send(void)
       nbr = uip_ds6_nbr_lookup(&preferred_parent->addr);
       if(nbr != NULL) {
         rimeaddr_copy(&parent, (rimeaddr_t *)&nbr->ipaddr.u8[8]);
-        parent_etx = neighbor_info_get_etx((rimeaddr_t *) &nbr->lladdr) / 2;
+        parent_etx = neighbor_info_get_metric((rimeaddr_t *) &nbr->lladdr) / 2;
       }
     }
     rtmetric = dag->rank;
diff --git a/platform/esb/dev/irq.c b/platform/esb/dev/irq.c
index 4babd2edc..d9efdd084 100644
--- a/platform/esb/dev/irq.c
+++ b/platform/esb/dev/irq.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "lib/sensors.h"
 #include "dev/irq.h"
 #include "dev/lpm.h"
+#include <io.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 
 #define ADC12MCTL_NO(adcno) ((unsigned char *) ADC12MCTL0_)[adcno]
diff --git a/platform/esb/dev/radio-sensor.c b/platform/esb/dev/radio-sensor.c
index 898a2ea30..b13c7b345 100644
--- a/platform/esb/dev/radio-sensor.c
+++ b/platform/esb/dev/radio-sensor.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "dev/radio-sensor.h"
 #include "dev/irq.h"
 #include "dev/tr1001.h"
+#include <io.h>
 
 const struct sensors_sensor radio_sensor;
 
diff --git a/platform/esb/dev/sound-sensor.c b/platform/esb/dev/sound-sensor.c
index 593c838ce..309f2d9cb 100644
--- a/platform/esb/dev/sound-sensor.c
+++ b/platform/esb/dev/sound-sensor.c
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@
  *
  * @(#)$Id: sound-sensor.c,v 1.5 2010/02/08 00:00:45 nifi Exp $
  */
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include "dev/sound-sensor.h"
 #include "dev/irq.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <io.h>
 
 #define MIC_MIN_SENS 150
 #define SAMPLE 1