diff --git a/include/sysutils/NetlinkListener.h b/include/sysutils/NetlinkListener.h
index de0fc3c..beb8bda 100644
--- a/include/sysutils/NetlinkListener.h
+++ b/include/sysutils/NetlinkListener.h
@@ -28,7 +28,16 @@
     static const int NETLINK_FORMAT_ASCII = 0;
     static const int NETLINK_FORMAT_BINARY = 1;
 
+#if 1
+    /* temporary version until we can get Motorola to update their
+     * ril.so.  Their prebuilt ril.so is using this private class
+     * so changing the NetlinkListener() constructor breaks their ril.
+     */
+    NetlinkListener(int socket);
+    NetlinkListener(int socket, int format);
+#else
     NetlinkListener(int socket, int format = NETLINK_FORMAT_ASCII);
+#endif
     virtual ~NetlinkListener() {}
 
 protected:
diff --git a/libsysutils/src/NetlinkListener.cpp b/libsysutils/src/NetlinkListener.cpp
index 80d83c3..e67b5c6 100644
--- a/libsysutils/src/NetlinkListener.cpp
+++ b/libsysutils/src/NetlinkListener.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,17 @@
 
 #include <sysutils/NetlinkEvent.h>
 
+#if 1
+/* temporary version until we can get Motorola to update their
+ * ril.so.  Their prebuilt ril.so is using this private class
+ * so changing the NetlinkListener() constructor breaks their ril.
+ */
+NetlinkListener::NetlinkListener(int socket) :
+                            SocketListener(socket, false) {
+    mFormat = NETLINK_FORMAT_ASCII;
+}
+#endif
+
 NetlinkListener::NetlinkListener(int socket, int format) :
                             SocketListener(socket, false), mFormat(format) {
 }