diff --git a/quantum/quantum.c b/quantum/quantum.c
index 9cfffd93170..56ceec5db8f 100644
--- a/quantum/quantum.c
+++ b/quantum/quantum.c
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ float goodbye_song[][2] = GOODBYE_SONG;
 #    ifdef DEFAULT_LAYER_SONGS
 float default_layer_songs[][16][2] = DEFAULT_LAYER_SONGS;
 #    endif
-#    ifdef SENDSTRING_BELL
-float bell_song[][2] = SONG(TERMINAL_SOUND);
-#    endif
 #endif
 
 #ifdef AUTO_SHIFT_ENABLE
diff --git a/quantum/send_string.c b/quantum/send_string.c
index 7d096b4273e..1a7f7a1315a 100644
--- a/quantum/send_string.c
+++ b/quantum/send_string.c
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@
 
 #include "send_string.h"
 
+#if defined(AUDIO_ENABLE) && defined(SENDSTRING_BELL)
+#    include "audio.h"
+#    ifndef BELL_SOUND
+#        define BELL_SOUND TERMINAL_SOUND
+#    endif
+float bell_song[][2] = SONG(BELL_SOUND);
+#endif
+
 // clang-format off
 
 /* Bit-Packed look-up table to convert an ASCII character to whether