diff --git a/drivers/device.c b/drivers/device.c
index ce05e62..c183f6c 100644
--- a/drivers/device.c
+++ b/drivers/device.c
@@ -134,3 +134,13 @@ int device_is_fram(device_t dev)
 	return ((a < 0x04) && (b == 0x81)) ||
 	       (((a & 0xf0) == 0x70) && ((b & 0x8e) == 0x80));
 }
+
+int device_erase(device_erase_type_t et, address_t addr)
+{
+	if (device_is_fram(device_default)) {
+		printc_err("warning: not attempting erase of FRAM device\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return device_default->type->erase(device_default, et, addr);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/device.h b/drivers/device.h
index 3f016d9..10fd416 100644
--- a/drivers/device.h
+++ b/drivers/device.h
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ extern device_t device_default;
 	device_default->type->readmem(device_default, addr, mem, len)
 #define device_writemem(addr, mem, len) \
 	device_default->type->writemem(device_default, addr, mem, len)
-#define device_erase(et, addr) \
-	device_default->type->erase(device_default, et, addr)
 #define device_getregs(regs) \
 	device_default->type->getregs(device_default, regs)
 #define device_setregs(regs) \
@@ -164,4 +162,6 @@ extern device_t device_default;
 #define device_poll() \
 	device_default->type->poll(device_default)
 
+int device_erase(device_erase_type_t et, address_t addr);
+
 #endif