diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/Kconfig
index 0ccbcd7e887d..c30d8f5bbf2a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 config MT76_CORE
 	tristate
 
+config MT76_LEDS
+	bool
+	depends on MT76_CORE
+	depends on LEDS_CLASS=y || MT76_CORE=LEDS_CLASS
+	default y
+
 config MT76_USB
 	tristate
 	depends on MT76_CORE
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c
index 2a699e8b79bf..7d219ff2d480 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c
@@ -345,9 +345,11 @@ 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/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x2/pci_init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x2/pci_init.c
index 3824290b219d..fd125722d1fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x2/pci_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x2/pci_init.c
@@ -507,8 +507,10 @@ int mt76x2_register_device(struct mt76x02_dev *dev)
 	mt76x2_dfs_init_detector(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));