diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
index 46a389c20bfc1d07f9f05c59935ec42b75d443ce..b7b02549ef54c298ccd270a316e59b14cb69fee2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ int ath9k_led_blink;
 module_param_named(blink, ath9k_led_blink, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(blink, "Enable LED blink on activity");
 
+static int ath9k_led_active_high = -1;
+module_param_named(led_active_high, ath9k_led_active_high, int, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(led_active_high, "Invert LED polarity");
+
 static int ath9k_btcoex_enable;
 module_param_named(btcoex_enable, ath9k_btcoex_enable, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(btcoex_enable, "Enable wifi-BT coexistence");
@@ -600,6 +604,9 @@ static int ath9k_init_softc(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (ath9k_led_active_high != -1)
+		ah->config.led_active_high = ath9k_led_active_high == 1;
+
 	/*
 	 * Enable WLAN/BT RX Antenna diversity only when:
 	 *