diff --git a/quantum/template/avr/config.h b/quantum/template/avr/config.h
index eb9651cc0e..010a78896c 100644
--- a/quantum/template/avr/config.h
+++ b/quantum/template/avr/config.h
@@ -195,6 +195,10 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 //#define NO_ACTION_MACRO
 //#define NO_ACTION_FUNCTION
 
+/* disable these deprecated features by default */
+#define NO_ACTION_MACRO
+#define NO_ACTION_FUNCTION
+
 /*
  * MIDI options
  */
diff --git a/quantum/template/ps2avrgb/config.h b/quantum/template/ps2avrgb/config.h
index 3cceadb319..ac1b3c8abd 100644
--- a/quantum/template/ps2avrgb/config.h
+++ b/quantum/template/ps2avrgb/config.h
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #define BACKLIGHT_LEVELS 1
 #define RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS
 
-#define NO_UART 1
+/* disable these deprecated features by default */
+#define NO_ACTION_MACRO
+#define NO_ACTION_FUNCTION
 
 /* key combination for magic key command */
 /* defined by default; to change, uncomment and set to the combination you want */
diff --git a/tmk_core/common.mk b/tmk_core/common.mk
index a998a8a02d..ae3f111f7b 100644
--- a/tmk_core/common.mk
+++ b/tmk_core/common.mk
@@ -167,8 +167,6 @@ ifeq ($(strip $(LINK_TIME_OPTIMIZATION_ENABLE)), yes)
     endif
     EXTRAFLAGS += -flto
     TMK_COMMON_DEFS += -DLINK_TIME_OPTIMIZATION_ENABLE
-    TMK_COMMON_DEFS += -DNO_ACTION_MACRO
-    TMK_COMMON_DEFS += -DNO_ACTION_FUNCTION
 endif
 
 # Search Path
diff --git a/tmk_core/common/action.h b/tmk_core/common/action.h
index dd22023f9b..c82c9c81be 100644
--- a/tmk_core/common/action.h
+++ b/tmk_core/common/action.h
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+/* Disable macro and function features when LTO is enabled, since they break */
+#ifdef LINK_TIME_OPTIMIZATION_ENABLE
+#    ifndef NO_ACTION_MACRO
+#        define NO_ACTION_MACRO
+#    endif
+#    ifndef NO_ACTION_FUNCTION
+#        define NO_ACTION_FUNCTION
+#    endif
+#endif
+
 /* tapping count and state */
 typedef struct {
     bool    interrupted : 1;