diff --git a/cpu/avr/rtimer-arch.h b/cpu/avr/rtimer-arch.h
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+#ifndef __RTIMER_ARCH_H__
+#define __RTIMER_ARCH_H__
+
+#endif /* __RTIMER_ARCH_H__ */