diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c b/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
index 5883dede3423..61143f55597e 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static int create_gpio_led(const struct gpio_led *template,
 		 * still uses GPIO numbers. Ultimately we would like to get
 		 * rid of this block completely.
 		 */
-		unsigned long flags = 0;
+		unsigned long flags = GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW;
 
 		/* skip leds that aren't available */
 		if (!gpio_is_valid(template->gpio)) {