diff --git a/keyboards/ergodox/keymaps/erez_experimental/Makefile b/keyboards/ergodox/keymaps/erez_experimental/Makefile
index dbe89d141..51a0c74c5 100644
--- a/keyboards/ergodox/keymaps/erez_experimental/Makefile
+++ b/keyboards/ergodox/keymaps/erez_experimental/Makefile
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 SLEEP_LED_ENABLE = no  # Breathing sleep LED during USB suspend
 COMMAND_ENABLE   = no  # Commands for debug and configuration
-RGBLIGHT_ENABLE = yes
-MIDI_ENABLE = yes
+RGBLIGHT_ENABLE ?= yes
+MIDI_ENABLE ?= yes
 
 ifndef QUANTUM_DIR
 	include ../../../../Makefile
diff --git a/keyboards/ergodox/keymaps/erez_experimental/keymap.c b/keyboards/ergodox/keymaps/erez_experimental/keymap.c
index 4a23c7ac5..0c0e3c4e3 100644
--- a/keyboards/ergodox/keymaps/erez_experimental/keymap.c
+++ b/keyboards/ergodox/keymaps/erez_experimental/keymap.c
@@ -164,9 +164,11 @@ bool process_record_user(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) {
     // dynamically generate these.
     case RGB_FF00BB:
       if (record->event.pressed) {
-        rgblight_enable();
-        rgblight_mode(1);
-        rgblight_setrgb(0xff,0x00,0xbb);
+        #ifdef RGBLIGHT_ENABLE
+          rgblight_enable();
+          rgblight_mode(1);
+          rgblight_setrgb(0xff,0x00,0xbb);
+        #endif
       }
       return false;
       break;
diff --git a/tmk_core/protocol/lufa/lufa.c b/tmk_core/protocol/lufa/lufa.c
index eae3e8f29..aa2e781c8 100644
--- a/tmk_core/protocol/lufa/lufa.c
+++ b/tmk_core/protocol/lufa/lufa.c
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ int main(void)
         // MIDI_Task();
 #endif
         
-#ifdef RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS
+#if defined(RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS) & defined(RGBLIGHT_ENABLE)
         rgblight_task();
 #endif