diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/ibm-cffps.c b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/ibm-cffps.c
index aa4cdbbb100a..929c909ac27a 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/ibm-cffps.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/ibm-cffps.c
@@ -39,9 +39,13 @@
 #define CFFPS_MFR_VAUX_FAULT			BIT(6)
 #define CFFPS_MFR_CURRENT_SHARE_WARNING		BIT(7)
 
+/*
+ * LED off state actually relinquishes LED control to PSU firmware, so it can
+ * turn on the LED for faults.
+ */
+#define CFFPS_LED_OFF				0
 #define CFFPS_LED_BLINK				BIT(0)
 #define CFFPS_LED_ON				BIT(1)
-#define CFFPS_LED_OFF				BIT(2)
 #define CFFPS_BLINK_RATE_MS			250
 
 enum {
@@ -296,23 +300,31 @@ static int ibm_cffps_led_brightness_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 					enum led_brightness brightness)
 {
 	int rc;
+	u8 next_led_state;
 	struct ibm_cffps *psu = container_of(led_cdev, struct ibm_cffps, led);
 
 	if (brightness == LED_OFF) {
-		psu->led_state = CFFPS_LED_OFF;
+		next_led_state = CFFPS_LED_OFF;
 	} else {
 		brightness = LED_FULL;
+
 		if (psu->led_state != CFFPS_LED_BLINK)
-			psu->led_state = CFFPS_LED_ON;
+			next_led_state = CFFPS_LED_ON;
+		else
+			next_led_state = CFFPS_LED_BLINK;
 	}
 
+	dev_dbg(&psu->client->dev, "LED brightness set: %d. Command: %d.\n",
+		brightness, next_led_state);
+
 	pmbus_set_page(psu->client, 0);
 
 	rc = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(psu->client, CFFPS_SYS_CONFIG_CMD,
-				       psu->led_state);
+				       next_led_state);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return rc;
 
+	psu->led_state = next_led_state;
 	led_cdev->brightness = brightness;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -325,10 +337,7 @@ static int ibm_cffps_led_blink_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 	int rc;
 	struct ibm_cffps *psu = container_of(led_cdev, struct ibm_cffps, led);
 
-	psu->led_state = CFFPS_LED_BLINK;
-
-	if (led_cdev->brightness == LED_OFF)
-		return 0;
+	dev_dbg(&psu->client->dev, "LED blink set.\n");
 
 	pmbus_set_page(psu->client, 0);
 
@@ -337,6 +346,8 @@ static int ibm_cffps_led_blink_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return rc;
 
+	psu->led_state = CFFPS_LED_BLINK;
+	led_cdev->brightness = LED_FULL;
 	*delay_on = CFFPS_BLINK_RATE_MS;
 	*delay_off = CFFPS_BLINK_RATE_MS;