diff --git a/tmk_core/protocol.mk b/tmk_core/protocol.mk
index 78b9deb29..0c41642b9 100644
--- a/tmk_core/protocol.mk
+++ b/tmk_core/protocol.mk
@@ -1,58 +1,57 @@
 PROTOCOL_DIR = protocol
 
-
-ifdef PS2_MOUSE_ENABLE
+ifeq ($(strip $(PS2_MOUSE_ENABLE)), yes)
     SRC += $(PROTOCOL_DIR)/ps2_mouse.c
     OPT_DEFS += -DPS2_MOUSE_ENABLE
     OPT_DEFS += -DMOUSE_ENABLE
 endif
 
-ifdef PS2_USE_BUSYWAIT
+ifeq ($(strip $(PS2_USE_BUSYWAIT)), yes)
     SRC += protocol/ps2_busywait.c
     SRC += protocol/ps2_io_avr.c
     OPT_DEFS += -DPS2_USE_BUSYWAIT
 endif
 
-ifdef PS2_USE_INT
+ifeq ($(strip $(PS2_USE_INT)), yes)
     SRC += protocol/ps2_interrupt.c
     SRC += protocol/ps2_io_avr.c
     OPT_DEFS += -DPS2_USE_INT
 endif
 
-ifdef PS2_USE_USART
+ifeq ($(strip $(PS2_USE_USART)), yes)
     SRC += protocol/ps2_usart.c
     SRC += protocol/ps2_io_avr.c
     OPT_DEFS += -DPS2_USE_USART
 endif
 
 
-ifdef SERIAL_MOUSE_MICROSOFT_ENABLE
+ifeq ($(strip $(SERIAL_MOUSE_MICROSOFT_ENABLE)), yes)
     SRC += $(PROTOCOL_DIR)/serial_mouse_microsoft.c
     OPT_DEFS += -DSERIAL_MOUSE_ENABLE -DSERIAL_MOUSE_MICROSOFT \
                 -DMOUSE_ENABLE
 endif
 
-ifdef SERIAL_MOUSE_MOUSESYSTEMS_ENABLE
+ifeq ($(strip $(SERIAL_MOUSE_MOUSESYSTEMS_ENABLE)), yes)
     SRC += $(PROTOCOL_DIR)/serial_mouse_mousesystems.c
     OPT_DEFS += -DSERIAL_MOUSE_ENABLE -DSERIAL_MOUSE_MOUSESYSTEMS \
                 -DMOUSE_ENABLE
 endif
 
-ifdef SERIAL_MOUSE_USE_SOFT
+ifeq ($(strip $(SERIAL_MOUSE_USE_SOFT)), yes)
     SRC += $(PROTOCOL_DIR)/serial_soft.c
 endif
 
-ifdef SERIAL_MOUSE_USE_UART
+ifeq ($(strip $(SERIAL_MOUSE_USE_UART)), yes)
     SRC += $(PROTOCOL_DIR)/serial_uart.c
 endif
 
-ifdef ADB_MOUSE_ENABLE
-	 OPT_DEFS += -DADB_MOUSE_ENABLE -DMOUSE_ENABLE
+ifeq ($(strip $(ADB_MOUSE_ENABLE)), yes)
+    OPT_DEFS += -DADB_MOUSE_ENABLE -DMOUSE_ENABLE
 endif
 
-ifdef XT_ENABLE
-  SRC += $(PROTOCOL_DIR)/xt_interrupt.c
-  OPT_DEFS += -DXT_ENABLE
+ifeq ($(strip $(XT_ENABLE)), yes)
+    SRC += $(PROTOCOL_DIR)/xt_interrupt.c
+    OPT_DEFS += -DXT_ENABLE
 endif
 
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