diff --git a/Adafruit_I2CDevice.cpp b/Adafruit_I2CDevice.cpp
index 88e9b3c..08da1ea 100644
--- a/Adafruit_I2CDevice.cpp
+++ b/Adafruit_I2CDevice.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ bool Adafruit_I2CDevice::detected(void) {
 #ifdef DEBUG_SERIAL
   DEBUG_SERIAL.print(F("Address 0x"));
   DEBUG_SERIAL.print(_addr, HEX);
+#endif
+#ifdef ARDUINO_ARCH_MBED
+  _wire->write(0); // forces a write request instead of a read
 #endif
   if (_wire->endTransmission() == 0) {
 #ifdef DEBUG_SERIAL
diff --git a/Adafruit_SPIDevice.h b/Adafruit_SPIDevice.h
index d327bcb..1d1f953 100644
--- a/Adafruit_SPIDevice.h
+++ b/Adafruit_SPIDevice.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ typedef uint8_t SPIClass;
     defined(ARDUINO_AVR_ATmega3208) || defined(ARDUINO_AVR_ATmega1609) ||      \
     defined(ARDUINO_AVR_ATmega1608) || defined(ARDUINO_AVR_ATmega809) ||       \
     defined(ARDUINO_AVR_ATmega808) || defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ARC32) ||           \
-    defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_XMC) || defined(ARDUINO_SILABS)
+    defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_XMC)
 
 typedef enum _BitOrder {
   SPI_BITORDER_MSBFIRST = MSBFIRST,
diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index 6e571fb..b2673fe 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=Adafruit BusIO
-version=1.16.0
+version=1.16.2
 author=Adafruit
 maintainer=Adafruit <info@adafruit.com>
 sentence=This is a library for abstracting away I2C and SPI interfacing