diff --git a/keyboards/kmac/rules.mk b/keyboards/kmac/rules.mk
index 240e189f9..2305de412 100644
--- a/keyboards/kmac/rules.mk
+++ b/keyboards/kmac/rules.mk
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ CUSTOM_MATRIX ?= yes         # Custom matrix file
 SLEEP_LED_ENABLE ?= no       # Breathing sleep LED during USB suspend
 # if this doesn't work, see here: https://github.com/tmk/tmk_keyboard/wiki/FAQ#nkro-doesnt-work
 NKRO_ENABLE ?= yes           # USB Nkey Rollover
-BACKLIGHT_ENABLE ?= no       # Enable keyboard backlight functionality
+BACKLIGHT_ENABLE ?= yes      # Enable keyboard backlight functionality
 MIDI_ENABLE ?= no            # MIDI support (+2400 to 4200, depending on config)
 UNICODE_ENABLE ?= no         # Unicode
 BLUETOOTH_ENABLE ?= no       # Enable Bluetooth with the Adafruit EZ-Key HID