diff --git a/common/board_r.c b/common/board_r.c
index a4facf8845..a412bb7554 100644
--- a/common/board_r.c
+++ b/common/board_r.c
@@ -544,11 +544,14 @@ static int initr_kgdb(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_STATUS_LED) && defined(STATUS_LED_BOOT)
+#if defined(CONFIG_STATUS_LED)
 static int initr_status_led(void)
 {
+#if defined(STATUS_LED_BOOT)
 	status_led_set(STATUS_LED_BOOT, STATUS_LED_BLINKING);
-
+#else
+	status_led_init();
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif
@@ -835,7 +838,7 @@ init_fnc_t init_sequence_r[] = {
 	|| defined(CONFIG_M68K)
 	timer_init,		/* initialize timer */
 #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_STATUS_LED) && defined(STATUS_LED_BOOT)
+#if defined(CONFIG_STATUS_LED)
 	initr_status_led,
 #endif
 	/* PPC has a udelay(20) here dating from 2002. Why? */
diff --git a/drivers/misc/pca9551_led.c b/drivers/misc/pca9551_led.c
index d4034f6735..4da031985f 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/pca9551_led.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/pca9551_led.c
@@ -116,8 +116,12 @@ static int pca9551_led_set_blink_rate(int idx, struct pca9551_blink_rate rate)
 }
 
 /*
- * Functions referenced by cmd_led.c
+ * Functions referenced by cmd_led.c or status_led.c
  */
+void __led_init(led_id_t id, int state)
+{
+}
+
 void __led_set(led_id_t mask, int state)
 {
 	if (state == STATUS_LED_OFF)
diff --git a/drivers/misc/status_led.c b/drivers/misc/status_led.c
index 9869d98c10..31e88319d1 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/status_led.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/status_led.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ led_dev_t led_dev[] = {
 
 static int status_led_init_done = 0;
 
-static void status_led_init (void)
+void status_led_init(void)
 {
 	led_dev_t *ld;
 	int i;
diff --git a/include/status_led.h b/include/status_led.h
index f6be18146b..396ea882ea 100644
--- a/include/status_led.h
+++ b/include/status_led.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define STATUS_LED_BLINKING	1
 #define STATUS_LED_ON		2
 
+void status_led_init(void);
 void status_led_tick (unsigned long timestamp);
 void status_led_set  (int led, int state);