diff --git a/elm_make.py b/elm_make.py
index 4c7551d..a551ef8 100644
--- a/elm_make.py
+++ b/elm_make.py
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ def style_output(self, syntax):
             self.debug_text = get_string('make.missing_plugin')
 
     def on_data(self, proc, data):
-        self.buffer += data
+        # ST3 ExecCommand base class changed from receiving bytes to str
+        if isinstance(data, str):
+            self.buffer += data
+        else:
+            self.buffer += data.decode(self.encoding)
 
     def on_finished(self, proc):
         result_strs = self.buffer.split('\n')
diff --git a/messages/0.22.2.txt b/messages/0.22.2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da5ce97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/messages/0.22.2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+New in Elm Language Support 0.22.2 (Mar 24, 2018)
+
+- Fix: Restore build system compatibility with Sublime Text 3 releases prior to r3153.