diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c b/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c
index bc501930b54ba..410ff04682452 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ static int led_pwm_add(struct device *dev, struct led_pwm_priv *priv,
 	ret = led_classdev_register(dev, &led_data->cdev);
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		priv->num_leds++;
+		led_pwm_set(&led_data->cdev, led_data->cdev.brightness);
 	} else {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to register PWM led for %s: %d\n",
 			led->name, ret);