diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index a4e8db35a559638bdafadc283c373f97737e9930..c41ec5e258b18dd329727fd96997441b7c0d49bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -1078,7 +1078,6 @@ static void iwl_irq_tasklet_legacy(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	if (inta & (CSR_INT_BIT_FH_RX | CSR_INT_BIT_SW_RX)) {
 		iwl_rx_handle(priv);
 		priv->isr_stats.rx++;
-		iwl_leds_background(priv);
 		handled |= (CSR_INT_BIT_FH_RX | CSR_INT_BIT_SW_RX);
 	}
 
@@ -1287,7 +1286,6 @@ static void iwl_irq_tasklet(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 				    CSR_INT_PERIODIC_ENA);
 
 		priv->isr_stats.rx++;
-		iwl_leds_background(priv);
 	}
 
 	/* This "Tx" DMA channel is used only for loading uCode */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index c25cab5d0451f5bd943a7e652d409c1ab9547906..7ac6b369890af27595e80a6c8b13df204162a45e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -3187,6 +3187,7 @@ void iwl_update_stats(struct iwl_priv *priv, bool is_tx, __le16 fc, u16 len)
 		stats->data_cnt++;
 		stats->data_bytes += len;
 	}
+	iwl_leds_background(priv);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_update_stats);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
index 584a376b96c5f16d1de13ed6734236f7ae7f1319..f271663c1d2ff02cf9415bf08a59614175505ac3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ static inline void iwl_update_stats(struct iwl_priv *priv, bool is_tx,
 		/* data */
 		stats->data_bytes += len;
 	}
+	iwl_leds_background(priv);
 }
 #endif
 /*****************************************************