diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-at91/Makefile
index a412ae18a4213e5b4e065b637caee6666c3751c3..cd1bc541f28e93b799500486214ad63686e5e0b4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_AT91SAM9263EK) += board-sam9263ek.o
 # LEDs support
 led-$(CONFIG_ARCH_AT91RM9200DK)	+= leds.o
 led-$(CONFIG_MACH_AT91RM9200EK)	+= leds.o
+led-$(CONFIG_MACH_AT91SAM9261EK)+= leds.o
 led-$(CONFIG_MACH_CSB337)	+= leds.o
 led-$(CONFIG_MACH_CSB637)	+= leds.o
 led-$(CONFIG_MACH_KB9200)	+= leds.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9261ek.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9261ek.c
index bcf71536cc6db2931bf8a220548146ad1b2806c5..1f0c8a400b3a6c219dc981d9b84fba471559bbd9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9261ek.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9261ek.c
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ static void __init ek_map_io(void)
 	/* Initialize processor: 18.432 MHz crystal */
 	at91sam9261_initialize(18432000);
 
+	/* Setup the LEDs */
+	at91_init_leds(AT91_PIN_PA13, AT91_PIN_PA14);
+
 	/* Setup the serial ports and console */
 	at91_init_serial(&ek_uart_config);
 }