diff --git a/keyboards/fingerpunch/rockon/v2/rules.mk b/keyboards/fingerpunch/rockon/v2/rules.mk
index d2a2412676..64367c983f 100644
--- a/keyboards/fingerpunch/rockon/v2/rules.mk
+++ b/keyboards/fingerpunch/rockon/v2/rules.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ 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 = no            # USB Nkey Rollover
 BACKLIGHT_ENABLE = no       # Enable keyboard backlight functionality
-MOUSEKEY_ENABLE = yes
 
 # Either do RGBLIGHT_ENABLE or RGB_MATRIX_ENABLE and RGB_MATRIX_DRIVER
 RGBLIGHT_ENABLE = no
@@ -42,10 +41,9 @@ FAUXCLICKY_ENABLE = no      # Use buzzer to emulate clicky switches
 ENCODER_ENABLE = no
 OLED_ENABLE = no
 # EXTRAFLAGS     += -flto     # macros disabled, if you need the extra space
-MOUSEKEY_ENABLE = no
 
-CIRQUE_ENABLE = no
 ifeq ($(strip $(CIRQUE_ENABLE)), yes)
+   MOUSEKEY_ENABLE := yes  # not required, but enabling for mouse button keys
    POINTING_DEVICE_ENABLE := yes
    POINTING_DEVICE_DRIVER := cirque_pinnacle_i2c
    OPT_DEFS += -DCIRQUE_ENABLE
@@ -53,7 +51,8 @@ endif
 
 PIMORONI_TRACKBALL_ENABLE = no
 ifeq ($(strip $(PIMORONI_TRACKBALL_ENABLE)), yes)
+    MOUSEKEY_ENABLE := yes  # not required, but enabling for mouse button keys
     POINTING_DEVICE_ENABLE := yes
     POINTING_DEVICE_DRIVER := pimoroni_trackball
     OPT_DEFS += -DPIMORONI_TRACKBALL_ENABLE
-endif
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+endif