diff --git a/src/main/scala/util/Misc.scala b/src/main/scala/util/Misc.scala
index eabfa3af..fb34c3ef 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/util/Misc.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/util/Misc.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 package freechips.rocketchip.util
 
 import Chisel._
-import chisel3.experimental.{dontTouch, RawModule}
+import chisel3.experimental.{ChiselAnnotation, RawModule}
 import freechips.rocketchip.config.Parameters
 import scala.math._
 
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ class ParameterizedBundle(implicit p: Parameters) extends Bundle
 trait DontTouch {
   self: RawModule =>
 
+  def dontTouch(data: Data): Unit = data match {
+     case agg: Aggregate =>
+       agg.getElements.foreach(dontTouch)
+     case elt: Element =>
+       annotate(ChiselAnnotation(elt, classOf[firrtl.Transform], "DONTtouch!"))
+  }
+
   /** Marks every port as don't touch
     *
     * @note This method can only be called after the Module has been fully constructed