diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c b/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c
index cdfdc8714e1..677b3d2b22e 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int led_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		led_dat->max_brightness = cur_led->max_brightness;
 		led_dat->period = cur_led->pwm_period_ns;
 		led_dat->cdev.brightness_set = led_pwm_set;
-		led_dat->cdev.brightness = LED_OFF;
+		led_dat->cdev.brightness = cur_led->default_brightness;
 		led_dat->cdev.flags |= LED_CORE_SUSPENDRESUME;
 
 		ret = led_classdev_register(&pdev->dev, &led_dat->cdev);
diff --git a/include/linux/leds_pwm.h b/include/linux/leds_pwm.h
index 33a07116748..d22e575963d 100644
--- a/include/linux/leds_pwm.h
+++ b/include/linux/leds_pwm.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ struct led_pwm {
 	unsigned	pwm_id;
 	u8 		active_low;
 	unsigned 	max_brightness;
+	unsigned	default_brightness;
 	unsigned	pwm_period_ns;
 };