--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -543,8 +543,14 @@ static int ath9k_init_softc(u16 devid, s
 	ah->hw_version.subsysid = subsysid;
 	sc->sc_ah = ah;
 
-	if (!pdata)
+	if (!pdata) {
 		ah->ah_flags |= AH_USE_EEPROM;
+		sc->sc_ah->led_pin = -1;
+	} else {
+		sc->sc_ah->gpio_mask = pdata->gpio_mask;
+		sc->sc_ah->gpio_val = pdata->gpio_val;
+		sc->sc_ah->led_pin = pdata->led_pin;
+	}
 
 	common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 	common->ops = &ath9k_common_ops;
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ struct ath_hw {
 	u32 originalGain[22];
 	int initPDADC;
 	int PDADCdelta;
-	u8 led_pin;
+	int led_pin;
 	u32 gpio_mask;
 	u32 gpio_val;
 
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/gpio.c
@@ -139,10 +139,12 @@ void ath_init_leds(struct ath_softc *sc)
 	if (AR_SREV_9100(sc->sc_ah))
 		return;
 
-	if (AR_SREV_9287(sc->sc_ah))
-		sc->sc_ah->led_pin = ATH_LED_PIN_9287;
-	else
-		sc->sc_ah->led_pin = ATH_LED_PIN_DEF;
+	if (sc->sc_ah->led_pin < 0) {
+		if (AR_SREV_9287(sc->sc_ah))
+			sc->sc_ah->led_pin = ATH_LED_PIN_9287;
+		else
+			sc->sc_ah->led_pin = ATH_LED_PIN_DEF;
+	}
 
 	/* Configure gpio 1 for output */
 	ath9k_hw_cfg_output(sc->sc_ah, sc->sc_ah->led_pin,
--- a/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h
+++ b/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 struct ath9k_platform_data {
 	u16 eeprom_data[ATH9K_PLAT_EEP_MAX_WORDS];
 	u8 *macaddr;
+
+	int led_pin;
+	u32 gpio_mask;
+	u32 gpio_val;
 };
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_ATH9K_PLATFORM_H */