diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/dns323-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/dns323-setup.c
index 421b82f7c63d5e70b91031bd87712b675ae45310..685f34a9634bf262029cd8b9b69947db24065a74 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/dns323-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/dns323-setup.c
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ static void __init dns323_init(void)
 	 */
 	if (dns323_dev_id() == MV88F5181_DEV_ID) {
 		dns323_leds[0].active_low = 1;
+		gpio_request(DNS323_GPIO_LED_POWER1, "Power Led Enable");
 		gpio_direction_output(DNS323_GPIO_LED_POWER1, 0);
 	}