diff --git a/cpu/mc1322x/io.h b/cpu/mc1322x/io.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af41dea23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpu/mc1322x/io.h
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/* empty io.h include file */
+/* io.h is an msp430 specific file */
+/* this io.h is here to prevent errors when developers include this */