diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/config-2.6.39 b/target/linux/ar71xx/config-2.6.39
index 48fea9a890..78eb0ef1b6 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/config-2.6.39
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/config-2.6.39
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ CONFIG_SPI_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_SPI_MASTER=y
 CONFIG_SPI_PB44=y
 CONFIG_SWCONFIG=y
+CONFIG_SWCONFIG_LEDS=y
 CONFIG_SYS_HAS_CPU_MIPS32_R1=y
 CONFIG_SYS_HAS_CPU_MIPS32_R2=y
 CONFIG_SYS_HAS_EARLY_PRINTK=y