diff --git a/core/core-lib.el b/core/core-lib.el
index 3411ca60b..8abf49780 100644
--- a/core/core-lib.el
+++ b/core/core-lib.el
@@ -240,6 +240,23 @@ writes to `standard-output'."
                 (save-silently t))
             (prog1 ,@forms (message ""))))))
 
+(defmacro if! (cond then &rest body)
+  "Expands to THEN if COND is non-nil, to BODY otherwise.
+COND is checked at compile/expansion time, allowing BODY to be omitted
+entirely when the elisp is byte-compiled. Use this for forms that contain
+expensive macros that could safely be removed at compile time."
+  (declare (indent 2))
+  (if (eval cond)
+      then
+    (macroexp-progn body)))
+
+(defmacro when! (cond &rest body)
+  "Expands to BODY if CONDITION is non-nil at compile/expansion time.
+See `if!' for details on this macro's purpose."
+  (declare (indent 1))
+  (when (eval cond)
+    (macroexp-progn body)))
+
 
 ;;; Mutation
 (defmacro appendq! (sym &rest lists)
diff --git a/core/core-ui.el b/core/core-ui.el
index 45c58c826..ff4d6ad8b 100644
--- a/core/core-ui.el
+++ b/core/core-ui.el
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ windows, switch to `doom-fallback-buffer'. Otherwise, delegate to original
   (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(tool-bar-lines . 0))
   (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(vertical-scroll-bars)))
 
-(when IS-MAC
+(when! IS-MAC
   ;; Curse Lion and its sudden but inevitable fullscreen mode!
   ;; NOTE Meaningless to railwaycat's emacs-mac build
   (setq ns-use-native-fullscreen nil)
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ behavior). Do not set this directly, this is let-bound in `doom-init-theme-h'.")
         (run-hooks 'doom-load-theme-hook))
       result)))
 
-(unless EMACS27+
+(when! (not EMACS27+)
   ;; DEPRECATED Not needed in Emacs 27
   (defadvice! doom--prefer-compiled-theme-a (orig-fn &rest args)
     "Have `load-theme' prioritize the byte-compiled theme.