diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 18fdf0c6..abe2a4fd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Werror
+EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Werror -DCONFIG_MT76_LEDS
 
 obj-m := mt76.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MT7603E) += mt7603/
diff --git a/mac80211.c b/mac80211.c
index d7aad013..2bf3ad07 100644
--- a/mac80211.c
+++ b/mac80211.c
@@ -347,9 +347,11 @@ int mt76_register_device(struct mt76_dev *dev, bool vht,
 	mt76_check_sband(dev, NL80211_BAND_2GHZ);
 	mt76_check_sband(dev, NL80211_BAND_5GHZ);
 
-	ret = mt76_led_init(dev);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MT76_LEDS)) {
+		ret = mt76_led_init(dev);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	return ieee80211_register_hw(hw);
 }
diff --git a/mt76x2/pci_init.c b/mt76x2/pci_init.c
index ad0d090b..34418e57 100644
--- a/mt76x2/pci_init.c
+++ b/mt76x2/pci_init.c
@@ -405,8 +405,10 @@ int mt76x2_register_device(struct mt76x02_dev *dev)
 	mt76x02_config_mac_addr_list(dev);
 
 	/* init led callbacks */
-	dev->mt76.led_cdev.brightness_set = mt76x2_led_set_brightness;
-	dev->mt76.led_cdev.blink_set = mt76x2_led_set_blink;
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MT76_LEDS)) {
+		dev->mt76.led_cdev.brightness_set = mt76x2_led_set_brightness;
+		dev->mt76.led_cdev.blink_set = mt76x2_led_set_blink;
+	}
 
 	ret = mt76_register_device(&dev->mt76, true, mt76x02_rates,
 				   ARRAY_SIZE(mt76x02_rates));