diff --git a/keyboards/nyquist/keymaps/333fred/config.h b/keyboards/nyquist/keymaps/333fred/config.h
index 86fe52165..6335ce9b0 100644
--- a/keyboards/nyquist/keymaps/333fred/config.h
+++ b/keyboards/nyquist/keymaps/333fred/config.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_USER_H
 
 #include "../../config.h"
+#include "333fred_config.h"
 
 #define USE_SERIAL
 #define MASTER_LEFT
@@ -9,6 +10,4 @@
 #undef  TAPPING_TERM
 #define TAPPING_TERM 150
 
-#define PERMISSIVE_HOLD
-
 #endif
diff --git a/layouts/community/ergodox/333fred/config.h b/layouts/community/ergodox/333fred/config.h
index 5e1d2cb39..d886bf821 100644
--- a/layouts/community/ergodox/333fred/config.h
+++ b/layouts/community/ergodox/333fred/config.h
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 #define CONFIG_H_
 
 #include QMK_KEYBOARD_CONFIG_H
+#include "333fred_config.h"
 
 #undef TAPPING_TERM
 #define TAPPING_TERM 200
 
-#define PERMISSIVE_HOLD
 
 #endif
diff --git a/users/333fred/333fred_config.h b/users/333fred/333fred_config.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f796abc09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users/333fred/333fred_config.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef FRED333_CONFIG
+#define FRED333_CONFIG
+
+#define PREVENT_STUCK_MODIFIERS
+#define PERMISSIVE_HOLD
+
+#endif