diff --git a/libraries/AP_Notify/AP_Notify.cpp b/libraries/AP_Notify/AP_Notify.cpp
index c0cdc37bc5f..41d5ce79494 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Notify/AP_Notify.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_Notify/AP_Notify.cpp
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ void AP_Notify::add_backends(void)
             case Notify_LED_ToshibaLED_I2C_External:
                 ADD_BACKEND(new ToshibaLED_I2C(TOSHIBA_LED_I2C_BUS_EXTERNAL));
                 break;
-#if !HAL_MINIMIZE_FEATURES
+#if AP_NOTIFY_NCP5623_ENABLED
             case Notify_LED_NCP5623_I2C_External:
                 FOREACH_I2C_EXTERNAL(b) {
                     ADD_BACKEND(new NCP5623(b));
diff --git a/libraries/AP_Notify/AP_Notify_config.h b/libraries/AP_Notify/AP_Notify_config.h
index 667c1572bec..da045ab52b1 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Notify/AP_Notify_config.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_Notify/AP_Notify_config.h
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@
 #ifndef AP_NOTIFY_MAVLINK_LED_CONTROL_SUPPORT_ENABLED
 #define AP_NOTIFY_MAVLINK_LED_CONTROL_SUPPORT_ENABLED HAL_GCS_ENABLED
 #endif
+
+#ifndef AP_NOTIFY_NCP5623_ENABLED
+#define AP_NOTIFY_NCP5623_ENABLED 1
+#endif