diff --git a/keyboards/hlb/poorkoi/rules.mk b/keyboards/hlb/poorkoi/rules.mk
index 04fe1eba2a..7d336d1e6f 100644
--- a/keyboards/hlb/poorkoi/rules.mk
+++ b/keyboards/hlb/poorkoi/rules.mk
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 # Wildcard to allow APM32 MCU
 DFU_SUFFIX_ARGS = -p FFFF -v FFFF
+BACKLIGHT_ENABLE = yes