diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-integrator/core.c b/arch/arm/mach-integrator/core.c
index 4cdfd7365925..c07c821fb6b3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-integrator/core.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-integrator/core.c
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ int __init integrator_init(bool is_cp)
 
 static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(cm_lock);
 
+/**
+ * cm_get - get the value from the CM_CTRL register
+ */
+u32 cm_get(void)
+{
+	return readl(cm_base + INTEGRATOR_HDR_CTRL_OFFSET);
+}
+
 /**
  * cm_control - update the CM_CTRL register.
  * @mask: bits to change
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-integrator/include/mach/cm.h b/arch/arm/mach-integrator/include/mach/cm.h
index 202e6a57f100..ae6085f1db19 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-integrator/include/mach/cm.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-integrator/include/mach/cm.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*
- * update the core module control register.
+ * access the core module control register.
  */
+u32 cm_get(void);
 void cm_control(u32, u32);
 
 #define CM_CTRL	__io_address(INTEGRATOR_HDR_CTRL)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-integrator/leds.c b/arch/arm/mach-integrator/leds.c
index 7a7f6d3273bf..ed82535845f7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-integrator/leds.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-integrator/leds.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static void cm_led_set(struct led_classdev *cdev,
 
 static enum led_brightness cm_led_get(struct led_classdev *cdev)
 {
-	u32 reg = readl(CM_CTRL);
+	u32 reg = cm_get();
 
 	return (reg & CM_CTRL_LED) ? LED_FULL : LED_OFF;
 }