diff --git a/common_features.mk b/common_features.mk
index 09217c4698cc..3acc5307acd9 100644
--- a/common_features.mk
+++ b/common_features.mk
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(strip $(MOUSEKEY_ENABLE)), yes)
     OPT_DEFS += -DMOUSEKEY_ENABLE
-    OPT_DEFS += -DMOUSE_ENABLE
+    MOUSE_ENABLE := yes
     SRC += $(QUANTUM_DIR)/mousekey.c
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(strip $(POINTING_DEVICE_ENABLE)), yes)
     OPT_DEFS += -DPOINTING_DEVICE_ENABLE
-    OPT_DEFS += -DMOUSE_ENABLE
+    MOUSE_ENABLE := yes
     SRC += $(QUANTUM_DIR)/pointing_device.c
 endif
 
diff --git a/tmk_core/common.mk b/tmk_core/common.mk
index 69d27e6c0be9..7f7420059072 100644
--- a/tmk_core/common.mk
+++ b/tmk_core/common.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ ifeq ($(strip $(KEYBOARD_SHARED_EP)), yes)
     MOUSE_SHARED_EP = yes
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(strip $(MOUSEKEY_ENABLE)), yes)
+ifeq ($(strip $(MOUSE_ENABLE)), yes)
+    OPT_DEFS += -DMOUSE_ENABLE
     ifeq ($(strip $(MOUSE_SHARED_EP)), yes)
         TMK_COMMON_DEFS += -DMOUSE_SHARED_EP
         SHARED_EP_ENABLE = yes