diff --git a/target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/lib/ipq806x.sh b/target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/lib/ipq806x.sh
index 348a3a8951..2a08a19b80 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/lib/ipq806x.sh
+++ b/target/linux/ipq806x/base-files/lib/ipq806x.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ ipq806x_board_name() {
 ipq806x_get_dt_led() {
 	local label
 	local ledpath
-	local basepath="/sys/firmware/devicetree/base"
+	local basepath="/proc/device-tree/base"
 	local nodepath="$basepath/aliases/led-$1"
 
 	[ -f "$nodepath" ] && ledpath=$(cat "$nodepath")
diff --git a/target/linux/lantiq/base-files/lib/functions/lantiq.sh b/target/linux/lantiq/base-files/lib/functions/lantiq.sh
index d9758f50f6..6459e30421 100644
--- a/target/linux/lantiq/base-files/lib/functions/lantiq.sh
+++ b/target/linux/lantiq/base-files/lib/functions/lantiq.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 lantiq_get_dt_led() {
 	local label
 	local ledpath
-	local basepath="/sys/firmware/devicetree/base"
+	local basepath="/proc/device-tree/base"
 	local nodepath="$basepath/aliases/led-$1"
 
 	[ -f "$nodepath" ] && ledpath=$(cat "$nodepath")