diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/ibm-cffps.c b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/ibm-cffps.c
index b37faf1440d2..1c91ee1f9926 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/ibm-cffps.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/ibm-cffps.c
@@ -47,13 +47,9 @@
 #define CFFPS_MFR_VAUX_FAULT			BIT(6)
 #define CFFPS_MFR_CURRENT_SHARE_WARNING		BIT(7)
 
-/*
- * LED off state actually relinquishes LED control to PSU firmware, so it can
- * turn on the LED for faults.
- */
-#define CFFPS_LED_OFF				0
 #define CFFPS_LED_BLINK				BIT(0)
 #define CFFPS_LED_ON				BIT(1)
+#define CFFPS_LED_OFF				BIT(2)
 #define CFFPS_BLINK_RATE_MS			250
 
 enum {
@@ -436,6 +432,9 @@ static void ibm_cffps_create_led_class(struct ibm_cffps *psu)
 	rc = devm_led_classdev_register(dev, &psu->led);
 	if (rc)
 		dev_warn(dev, "failed to register led class: %d\n", rc);
+	else
+		i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, CFFPS_SYS_CONFIG_CMD,
+					  CFFPS_LED_OFF);
 }
 
 static struct pmbus_driver_info ibm_cffps_info[] = {