diff --git a/keyboards/m65/keymaps/default/keymap.c b/keyboards/m65/keymaps/default/keymap.c
index 45e1454ee0b..8944b453c93 100644
--- a/keyboards/m65/keymaps/default/keymap.c
+++ b/keyboards/m65/keymaps/default/keymap.c
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ static inline void led_rse(const bool on){
 #endif
 }
 
+bool led_update_user(led_t led_state) {
+    // Disable the default LED update code, so that lock LEDs could be reused to show layer status.
+    return false;
+}
+
 void matrix_scan_user(void) {
   led_lwr(toggle_lwr);
   led_rse(toggle_rse);