diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_defines.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_defines.h
index 31a0f82cc650b9ae1eca5940d2f939632c337dcc..aa176490ddbc9a9fbb29e62ffe3917a95aad0e1c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_defines.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_defines.h
@@ -270,8 +270,10 @@
 #define AUTONEG_ADVERTISE_SPEED_DEFAULT   E1000_ALL_SPEED_DUPLEX
 
 /* LED Control */
-#define E1000_LEDCTL_LED0_MODE_SHIFT      0
-#define E1000_LEDCTL_LED0_BLINK           0x00000080
+#define E1000_LEDCTL_LED0_MODE_SHIFT	0
+#define E1000_LEDCTL_LED0_BLINK		0x00000080
+#define E1000_LEDCTL_LED0_MODE_MASK	0x0000000F
+#define E1000_LEDCTL_LED0_IVRT		0x00000040
 
 #define E1000_LEDCTL_MODE_LED_ON        0xE
 #define E1000_LEDCTL_MODE_LED_OFF       0xF
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_mac.c
index 2559d70a2321b717b05b167a2c1c3a5b4f9f44a6..660b7addfbb0514356a37367921c1bb8ccdce9cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_mac.c
@@ -1406,15 +1406,34 @@ s32 igb_blink_led(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	u32 ledctl_blink = 0;
 	u32 i;
 
-	/* set the blink bit for each LED that's "on" (0x0E)
-	 * in ledctl_mode2
-	 */
-	ledctl_blink = hw->mac.ledctl_mode2;
-	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
-		if (((hw->mac.ledctl_mode2 >> (i * 8)) & 0xFF) ==
-		    E1000_LEDCTL_MODE_LED_ON)
-			ledctl_blink |= (E1000_LEDCTL_LED0_BLINK <<
-					 (i * 8));
+	if (hw->phy.media_type == e1000_media_type_fiber) {
+		/* always blink LED0 for PCI-E fiber */
+		ledctl_blink = E1000_LEDCTL_LED0_BLINK |
+		     (E1000_LEDCTL_MODE_LED_ON << E1000_LEDCTL_LED0_MODE_SHIFT);
+	} else {
+		/* Set the blink bit for each LED that's "on" (0x0E)
+		 * (or "off" if inverted) in ledctl_mode2.  The blink
+		 * logic in hardware only works when mode is set to "on"
+		 * so it must be changed accordingly when the mode is
+		 * "off" and inverted.
+		 */
+		ledctl_blink = hw->mac.ledctl_mode2;
+		for (i = 0; i < 32; i += 8) {
+			u32 mode = (hw->mac.ledctl_mode2 >> i) &
+			    E1000_LEDCTL_LED0_MODE_MASK;
+			u32 led_default = hw->mac.ledctl_default >> i;
+
+			if ((!(led_default & E1000_LEDCTL_LED0_IVRT) &&
+			     (mode == E1000_LEDCTL_MODE_LED_ON)) ||
+			    ((led_default & E1000_LEDCTL_LED0_IVRT) &&
+			     (mode == E1000_LEDCTL_MODE_LED_OFF))) {
+				ledctl_blink &=
+				    ~(E1000_LEDCTL_LED0_MODE_MASK << i);
+				ledctl_blink |= (E1000_LEDCTL_LED0_BLINK |
+						 E1000_LEDCTL_MODE_LED_ON) << i;
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	wr32(E1000_LEDCTL, ledctl_blink);