diff --git a/avrdude/ChangeLog b/avrdude/ChangeLog
index 15f5c8ac..035aac29 100644
--- a/avrdude/ChangeLog
+++ b/avrdude/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-05-15 Joerg Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de>
+
+	* avr910.c: Fall back to avr_{read,write}_byte_default().  Fixes
+	bug #18803: Fuse reading regression in avrdude 5.3.1 with avr910
+	programmer
+
 2007-05-15 Colin O'Flynn <coflynn@newae.com>
 
 	* avrdude.conf.in: Rename the ATmega164 and ATmega324 into
diff --git a/avrdude/avr910.c b/avrdude/avr910.c
index 4e3df19f..16ad7cb9 100644
--- a/avrdude/avr910.c
+++ b/avrdude/avr910.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ static int avr910_write_byte(PROGRAMMER * pgm, AVRPART * p, AVRMEM * m,
     cmd[0] = 'D';
   }
   else {
-    return -1;
+    return avr_write_byte_default(pgm, p, m, addr, value);
   }
 
   cmd[1] = value;
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ static int avr910_read_byte(PROGRAMMER * pgm, AVRPART * p, AVRMEM * m,
     return avr910_read_byte_eeprom(pgm, p, m, addr, value);
   }
 
-  return -1;
+  return avr_read_byte_default(pgm, p, m, addr, value);
 }