diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ar71xx/mach-wrt160nl.c b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ar71xx/mach-wrt160nl.c
index 057b3f7be4..0a73be112c 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ar71xx/mach-wrt160nl.c
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ar71xx/mach-wrt160nl.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ static struct gpio_led wrt160nl_leds_gpio[] __initdata = {
 		.name		= "wrt160nl:blue:power",
 		.gpio		= WRT160NL_GPIO_LED_POWER,
 		.active_low	= 1,
+		.default_trigger = "default-on",
 	}, {
 		.name		= "wrt160nl:amber:wps",
 		.gpio		= WRT160NL_GPIO_LED_WPS_AMBER,