diff --git a/quantum/color.h b/quantum/color.h
index a0414a291fe..00a3bfb3f84 100644
--- a/quantum/color.h
+++ b/quantum/color.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include "util.h"
 
 // clang-format off
 
@@ -73,16 +74,6 @@
 
 // clang-format on
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-#    define PACKED __attribute__((__packed__))
-#else
-#    define PACKED
-#endif
-
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
-#    pragma pack(push, 1)
-#endif
-
 #define WS2812_BYTE_ORDER_RGB 0
 #define WS2812_BYTE_ORDER_GRB 1
 #define WS2812_BYTE_ORDER_BGR 2
@@ -118,10 +109,6 @@ typedef struct PACKED HSV {
     uint8_t v;
 } HSV;
 
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
-#    pragma pack(pop)
-#endif
-
 RGB hsv_to_rgb(HSV hsv);
 RGB hsv_to_rgb_nocie(HSV hsv);
 #ifdef RGBW
diff --git a/quantum/led_matrix/led_matrix_types.h b/quantum/led_matrix/led_matrix_types.h
index 6709a558bb9..5a516ceb102 100644
--- a/quantum/led_matrix/led_matrix_types.h
+++ b/quantum/led_matrix/led_matrix_types.h
@@ -18,16 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
-
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-#    define PACKED __attribute__((__packed__))
-#else
-#    define PACKED
-#endif
-
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
-#    pragma pack(push, 1)
-#endif
+#include "util.h"
 
 #if defined(LED_MATRIX_KEYPRESSES) || defined(LED_MATRIX_KEYRELEASES)
 #    define LED_MATRIX_KEYREACTIVE_ENABLED
@@ -92,7 +83,3 @@ typedef union {
 } led_eeconfig_t;
 
 _Static_assert(sizeof(led_eeconfig_t) == sizeof(uint32_t), "LED Matrix EECONFIG out of spec.");
-
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
-#    pragma pack(pop)
-#endif
diff --git a/quantum/rgb_matrix/rgb_matrix_types.h b/quantum/rgb_matrix/rgb_matrix_types.h
index 53ff7321b8d..0a3fd7cc0d1 100644
--- a/quantum/rgb_matrix/rgb_matrix_types.h
+++ b/quantum/rgb_matrix/rgb_matrix_types.h
@@ -19,16 +19,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include "color.h"
-
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-#    define PACKED __attribute__((__packed__))
-#else
-#    define PACKED
-#endif
-
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
-#    pragma pack(push, 1)
-#endif
+#include "util.h"
 
 #if defined(RGB_MATRIX_KEYPRESSES) || defined(RGB_MATRIX_KEYRELEASES)
 #    define RGB_MATRIX_KEYREACTIVE_ENABLED
@@ -94,7 +85,3 @@ typedef union {
 } rgb_config_t;
 
 _Static_assert(sizeof(rgb_config_t) == sizeof(uint64_t), "RGB Matrix EECONFIG out of spec.");
-
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
-#    pragma pack(pop)
-#endif
diff --git a/quantum/util.h b/quantum/util.h
index 9c034cc404f..21e3487b282 100644
--- a/quantum/util.h
+++ b/quantum/util.h
@@ -46,3 +46,7 @@
  */
 #    define ARRAY_SIZE(array) (__builtin_choose_expr(IS_ARRAY((array)), sizeof((array)) / sizeof((array)[0]), (void)0))
 #endif
+
+#if !defined(PACKED)
+#    define PACKED __attribute__((__packed__))
+#endif