diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
index cd5011ea24..4bb9e68dd0 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ void NodeDB::installDefaultConfig(bool preserveKey = false)
 #endif
 #if defined(USERPREFS_CONFIG_GPS_MODE)
     config.position.gps_mode = USERPREFS_CONFIG_GPS_MODE;
-#elif !HAS_GPS || defined(T_DECK) || defined(TLORA_T3S3_EPAPER)
+#elif !HAS_GPS || GPS_DEFAULT_NOT_PRESENT
     config.position.gps_mode = meshtastic_Config_PositionConfig_GpsMode_NOT_PRESENT;
 #elif !defined(GPS_RX_PIN)
     if (config.position.rx_gpio == 0)
diff --git a/variants/seeed-sensecap-indicator/variant.h b/variants/seeed-sensecap-indicator/variant.h
index 55895f3532..6028a3ffa5 100644
--- a/variants/seeed-sensecap-indicator/variant.h
+++ b/variants/seeed-sensecap-indicator/variant.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 // // Buzzer
 // #define PIN_BUZZER 19
 
+#define GPS_DEFAULT_NOT_PRESENT 1
 #define GPS_RX_PIN 20
 #define GPS_TX_PIN 19
 #define HAS_GPS 1
diff --git a/variants/t-deck/variant.h b/variants/t-deck/variant.h
index 6d398391eb..91c12ab3d3 100644
--- a/variants/t-deck/variant.h
+++ b/variants/t-deck/variant.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 #define BUTTON_PIN 0
 // #define BUTTON_NEED_PULLUP
-
+#define GPS_DEFAULT_NOT_PRESENT 1
 #define GPS_RX_PIN 44
 #define GPS_TX_PIN 43
 
diff --git a/variants/tlora_t3s3_epaper/variant.h b/variants/tlora_t3s3_epaper/variant.h
index 461ce0c312..732869b205 100644
--- a/variants/tlora_t3s3_epaper/variant.h
+++ b/variants/tlora_t3s3_epaper/variant.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define I2C_SCL SCL
 
 // external qwiic connector
+#define GPS_DEFAULT_NOT_PRESENT 1
 #define GPS_RX_PIN 44
 #define GPS_TX_PIN 43