diff --git a/keyboards/spleeb/rules.mk b/keyboards/spleeb/rules.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fedac72e2e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyboards/spleeb/rules.mk
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+POINTING_DEVICE_DRIVER = cirque_pinnacle_i2c
diff --git a/keyboards/spleeb/spleeb.c b/keyboards/spleeb/spleeb.c
index 658f30df755..33131fa3e26 100644
--- a/keyboards/spleeb/spleeb.c
+++ b/keyboards/spleeb/spleeb.c
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 #    include "print.h"
 #endif // CONSOLE_ENABLE
 
+#ifdef POINTING_DEVICE_ENABLE
+#    include "drivers/sensors/cirque_pinnacle_gestures.h"
+#endif // POINTING_DEVICE_ENABLE
+
 #if defined(POINTING_DEVICE_ENABLE) || defined(SPLEEB_ENCODER_MODE_MAP_ENABLE)
 typedef union {
     uint16_t raw;