diff --git a/platformio/builder/tools/piolib.py b/platformio/builder/tools/piolib.py
index bd9e319a..83e04f69 100644
--- a/platformio/builder/tools/piolib.py
+++ b/platformio/builder/tools/piolib.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ from SCons.Script import DefaultEnvironment  # pylint: disable=import-error
 
 from platformio import exception, fs
 from platformio.builder.tools import platformio as piotool
-from platformio.compat import IS_WINDOWS, MISSING, hashlib_encode_data, string_types
+from platformio.compat import IS_WINDOWS, hashlib_encode_data, string_types
 from platformio.http import HTTPClientError, InternetIsOffline
 from platformio.package.exception import (
     MissingPackageManifestError,
@@ -576,10 +576,11 @@ class ArduinoLibBuilder(LibBuilderBase):
         # pylint: disable=no-member
         if not self._manifest.get("dependencies"):
             return LibBuilderBase.lib_ldf_mode.fget(self)
+        missing = object()
         global_value = self.env.GetProjectConfig().getraw(
-            "env:" + self.env["PIOENV"], "lib_ldf_mode", MISSING
+            "env:" + self.env["PIOENV"], "lib_ldf_mode", missing
         )
-        if global_value != MISSING:
+        if global_value != missing:
             return LibBuilderBase.lib_ldf_mode.fget(self)
         # automatically enable C++ Preprocessing in runtime
         # (Arduino IDE has this behavior)
@@ -831,10 +832,11 @@ class PlatformIOLibBuilder(LibBuilderBase):
 
     @property
     def lib_archive(self):
+        missing = object()
         global_value = self.env.GetProjectConfig().getraw(
-            "env:" + self.env["PIOENV"], "lib_archive", MISSING
+            "env:" + self.env["PIOENV"], "lib_archive", missing
         )
-        if global_value != MISSING:
+        if global_value != missing:
             return self.env.GetProjectConfig().get(
                 "env:" + self.env["PIOENV"], "lib_archive"
             )
diff --git a/platformio/debug/config/base.py b/platformio/debug/config/base.py
index 7e966cc5..a5867340 100644
--- a/platformio/debug/config/base.py
+++ b/platformio/debug/config/base.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import json
 import os
 
 from platformio import fs, proc, util
-from platformio.compat import MISSING, string_types
+from platformio.compat import string_types
 from platformio.debug.exception import DebugInvalidOptionsError
 from platformio.project.config import ProjectConfig
 from platformio.project.helpers import load_build_metadata
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ class DebugConfigBase:  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
 
     @property
     def init_break(self):
-        result = self.env_options.get("debug_init_break", MISSING)
-        if result != MISSING:
+        missed = object()
+        result = self.env_options.get("debug_init_break", missed)
+        if result != missed:
             return result
         result = None
         if not result: