diff --git a/core/site_scons/models/D001/discovery.py b/core/site_scons/models/D001/discovery.py
index 14b363f662..d4b57c3626 100644
--- a/core/site_scons/models/D001/discovery.py
+++ b/core/site_scons/models/D001/discovery.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ def configure(
 
     if "new_rendering" in features_wanted:
         defines += ["XFRAMEBUFFER"]
+        defines += ["DISPLAY_RGB565"]
         features_available.append("xframebuffer")
         features_available.append("display_rgb565")
 
diff --git a/core/site_scons/models/T2T1/trezor_t.py b/core/site_scons/models/T2T1/trezor_t.py
index 4155114fb8..8a96f78284 100644
--- a/core/site_scons/models/T2T1/trezor_t.py
+++ b/core/site_scons/models/T2T1/trezor_t.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ def configure(
     features_available.append("disp_i8080_8bit_dw")
 
     if "new_rendering" in features_wanted:
+        defines += ["DISPLAY_RGB565"]
         features_available.append("display_rgb565")
 
     mcu = "STM32F427xx"
diff --git a/core/site_scons/models/T3T1/trezor_t3t1_revE.py b/core/site_scons/models/T3T1/trezor_t3t1_revE.py
index 2be0e128fe..a36c6a3813 100644
--- a/core/site_scons/models/T3T1/trezor_t3t1_revE.py
+++ b/core/site_scons/models/T3T1/trezor_t3t1_revE.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def configure(
     if "new_rendering" in features_wanted:
         features_available.append("xframebuffer")
         features_available.append("display_rgb565")
+        defines += ["DISPLAY_RGB565"]
         defines += ["XFRAMEBUFFER"]
 
     mcu = "STM32U585xx"
diff --git a/core/site_scons/models/T3T1/trezor_t3t1_v4.py b/core/site_scons/models/T3T1/trezor_t3t1_v4.py
index ea3cc449c9..95cf4d5ee3 100644
--- a/core/site_scons/models/T3T1/trezor_t3t1_v4.py
+++ b/core/site_scons/models/T3T1/trezor_t3t1_v4.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def configure(
     if "new_rendering" in features_wanted:
         features_available.append("xframebuffer")
         features_available.append("display_rgb565")
+        defines += ["DISPLAY_RGB565"]
         defines += ["XFRAMEBUFFER"]
 
     mcu = "STM32U585xx"