diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c b/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c
index 35c1c5f144dc87fe58a925dda04618871319b27b..8bd225df14dea3f88f505abaaa7d03d1ef0c9629 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ static void led_pwm_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 
 	duty *= brightness;
 	do_div(duty, max);
+
+	if (led_dat->active_low)
+		duty = led_dat->period - duty;
+
 	led_dat->duty = duty;
 
 	if (led_dat->can_sleep)