diff --git a/keyboards/ergodox_ez/ergodox_ez.c b/keyboards/ergodox_ez/ergodox_ez.c
index eee102602c..21854ef77e 100644
--- a/keyboards/ergodox_ez/ergodox_ez.c
+++ b/keyboards/ergodox_ez/ergodox_ez.c
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ const keypos_t hand_swap_config[MATRIX_ROWS][MATRIX_COLS] = {
 };
 #endif
 
+#ifdef RGB_MATRIX_ENABLE
 const is31_led g_is31_leds[DRIVER_LED_TOTAL] = {
 /*   driver
  *   |  R location
@@ -332,3 +333,4 @@ const rgb_led g_rgb_leds[DRIVER_LED_TOTAL] = {
     {{4|(8<<4)},   {24.9*1, 16*2}, 0}, // LED 23
     {{4|(9<<4)},   {24.9*0, 16*2}, 0}, // LED 24
 };
+#endif
diff --git a/keyboards/ergodox_ez/rules.mk b/keyboards/ergodox_ez/rules.mk
index a3b2ba5cab..b8c0eb4f50 100644
--- a/keyboards/ergodox_ez/rules.mk
+++ b/keyboards/ergodox_ez/rules.mk
@@ -83,6 +83,6 @@ SWAP_HANDS_ENABLE= yes # Allow swapping hands of keyboard
 SLEEP_LED_ENABLE = no
 API_SYSEX_ENABLE = no
 RGBLIGHT_ENABLE = no
-RGB_MATRIX_ENABLE = yes
+RGB_MATRIX_ENABLE = no
 
 LAYOUTS = ergodox