diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx-2.6/config/default b/target/linux/ixp4xx-2.6/config/default
index d39324f9ae..bf3048e76d 100644
--- a/target/linux/ixp4xx-2.6/config/default
+++ b/target/linux/ixp4xx-2.6/config/default
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ CONFIG_JFFS2_FS_DEBUG=0
 # CONFIG_JFS_FS is not set
 # CONFIG_KEXEC is not set
 # CONFIG_LANMEDIA is not set
+CONFIG_LEDS_IXP4XX=y
 CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS=y
 CONFIG_LEGACY_PTY_COUNT=256
 # CONFIG_LIBCRC32C is not set
@@ -300,7 +301,6 @@ CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_STATISTIC=m
 # CONFIG_NET_IPIP is not set
 # CONFIG_NET_SCH_NETEM is not set
 # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_3COM is not set
-# CONFIG_NEW_LEDS is not set
 # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437 is not set
 # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_850 is not set
 # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1 is not set