diff --git a/users/smathev/combos.c b/users/smathev/combos.c
index f1850973..050ee077 100644
--- a/users/smathev/combos.c
+++ b/users/smathev/combos.c
@@ -40,4 +40,3 @@ combo_t key_combos[COMBO_COUNT] = {
 };
 
 
-
diff --git a/users/smathev/combos.h b/users/smathev/combos.h
index f66680ae..a27dd912 100644
--- a/users/smathev/combos.h
+++ b/users/smathev/combos.h
@@ -2,5 +2,8 @@
 
 #include QMK_KEYBOARD_H
 
-// Combo array declaration - COMBO_COUNT is automatically calculated by QMK
-extern combo_t key_combos[];
+// Define the number of combos
+#define COMBO_COUNT 17
+
+// Combo array declaration
+extern combo_t key_combos[COMBO_COUNT];
diff --git a/users/smathev/config.h b/users/smathev/config.h
index 2bf1d37e..694c4cfd 100644
--- a/users/smathev/config.h
+++ b/users/smathev/config.h
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@
 #define SPLIT_WPM_ENABLE
 #define SPLIT_MODS_ENABLE
 #define SPLIT_LAYER_STATE_ENABLE
-// Smathev - define combos
-#define COMBO_COUNT 17
+// Smathev - define combos (COMBO_COUNT is auto-calculated by QMK)
 
 #define CASEMODES_ENABLE