diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index c23ec3d2..462e3f07 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 	url = https://github.com/tvdzwan/protobuf.git
 [submodule "dependencies/external/rpi_ws281x"]
 	path = dependencies/external/rpi_ws281x
-	url = https://github.com/jgarff/rpi_ws281x
+	url = https://github.com/penfold42/rpi_ws281x
diff --git a/dependencies/external/rpi_ws281x b/dependencies/external/rpi_ws281x
index 0165896a..dfcf7408 160000
--- a/dependencies/external/rpi_ws281x
+++ b/dependencies/external/rpi_ws281x
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0165896aa04b08a777fb6732a1af6fa29e4a93c5
+Subproject commit dfcf740848898b432fe3a3170417de60f81521ee