diff --git a/quantum/rgblight/rgblight.c b/quantum/rgblight/rgblight.c
index cc856a0e868..e5d3a98bea5 100644
--- a/quantum/rgblight/rgblight.c
+++ b/quantum/rgblight/rgblight.c
@@ -559,12 +559,8 @@ void rgblight_sethsv_eeprom_helper(uint8_t hue, uint8_t sat, uint8_t val, bool w
                 // static gradient
                 uint8_t delta     = rgblight_config.mode - rgblight_status.base_mode;
                 bool    direction = (delta % 2) == 0;
-#    ifdef __AVR__
-                // probably due to how pgm_read_word is defined for ARM, but the ARM compiler really hates this line
-                uint8_t range = pgm_read_word(&RGBLED_GRADIENT_RANGES[delta / 2]);
-#    else
-                uint8_t range = RGBLED_GRADIENT_RANGES[delta / 2];
-#    endif
+
+                uint8_t range = pgm_read_byte(&RGBLED_GRADIENT_RANGES[delta / 2]);
                 for (uint8_t i = 0; i < rgblight_ranges.effect_num_leds; i++) {
                     uint8_t _hue = ((uint16_t)i * (uint16_t)range) / rgblight_ranges.effect_num_leds;
                     if (direction) {