diff --git a/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ConfigDefinition.java b/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ConfigDefinition.java
index 64549fecb7..9fb7d1da67 100644
--- a/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ConfigDefinition.java
+++ b/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ConfigDefinition.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class ConfigDefinition {
                     needZeroInit = Boolean.parseBoolean(args[i + 1]);
                     break;
                 case KEY_WITH_C_DEFINES:
-                    state.withC_Defines = Boolean.parseBoolean(args[i + 1]);
+                    state.setWithC_Defines(Boolean.parseBoolean(args[i + 1]));
                     break;
                 case KEY_C_DEFINES:
                     destCDefinesFileName = args[i + 1];
diff --git a/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ReaderState.java b/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ReaderState.java
index 426c36e8a4..b74358d705 100644
--- a/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ReaderState.java
+++ b/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ReaderState.java
@@ -42,13 +42,17 @@ public class ReaderState {
     // well, technically those should be a builder for state, not this state class itself
     public String tsFileOutputName = "rusefi.ini";
     String definitionInputFile = null;
-    public boolean withC_Defines = true;
+    private boolean withC_Defines = true;
     List<String> prependFiles = new ArrayList<>();
     List<ConfigurationConsumer> destinations = new ArrayList<>();
 
     public final EnumsReader enumsReader = new EnumsReader();
     public final VariableRegistry variableRegistry = new VariableRegistry();
 
+    public void setWithC_Defines(boolean withC_Defines) {
+        this.withC_Defines = withC_Defines;
+    }
+
     private static void handleBitLine(ReaderState state, String line) {
         line = line.substring(BIT.length() + 1).trim();
 
diff --git a/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ldmp/LiveDataProcessor.java b/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ldmp/LiveDataProcessor.java
index cd65755bed..25314acec8 100644
--- a/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ldmp/LiveDataProcessor.java
+++ b/java_tools/configuration_definition/src/main/java/com/rusefi/ldmp/LiveDataProcessor.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class LiveDataProcessor {
 
                 ReaderState state = new ReaderState();
                 state.setDefinitionInputFile(folder + File.separator + name + ".txt");
-                state.withC_Defines = withCDefines;
+                state.setWithC_Defines(withCDefines);
 
                 state.addDestination(javaSensorsConsumer,
                         outputsSections,