diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c b/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
index 7467980b8cf..e5225d28f39 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ static int __devinit create_gpio_led(const struct gpio_led *template,
 {
 	int ret, state;
 
+	led_dat->gpio = -1;
+
 	/* skip leds that aren't available */
 	if (!gpio_is_valid(template->gpio)) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "Skipping unavailable LED gpio %d (%s)\n",