diff --git a/board/atheros/board953x/board953x.c b/board/atheros/board953x/board953x.c
index 1eee259..d6bb382 100755
--- a/board/atheros/board953x/board953x.c
+++ b/board/atheros/board953x/board953x.c
@@ -93,14 +93,19 @@
 	udelay(10);
 }
 
+#define GFMN_GPIO_RESET (1 << 13)
+#define GFMN_GPIO_LEDB (1 << 11)
+#define GFMN_GPIO_LEDR (1 << 16)
+
 void ath_gpio_config(void)
 {
 	/* GPIO4 configured in cpu/mips/start.S */
-	/* Set GPIO 13 as input for LED functionality to be OFF during bootup */
-	ath_reg_rmw_set(GPIO_OE_ADDRESS, (1 << 13));
-	/* Turn off JUMPST_LED and 5Gz LED during bootup */
-	ath_reg_rmw_set(GPIO_OE_ADDRESS, (1 << 15));
-	ath_reg_rmw_set(GPIO_OE_ADDRESS, (1 << 12));
+
+	ath_reg_rmw_set(GPIO_OE_ADDRESS, GFMN_GPIO_RESET);
+
+	ath_reg_rmw_set(GPIO_OE_ADDRESS, GFMN_GPIO_LEDB | GFMN_GPIO_LEDR);
+	ath_reg_rmw_clear(GPIO_OE_ADDRESS, GFMN_GPIO_LEDB);
+	ath_reg_rmw_set(GPIO_OUT_ADDRESS, GFMN_GPIO_LEDR);
 }
 
 int