diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig
index 74b3b4d..b82d30c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 	tristate "Intel Wireless WiFi Next Gen AGN - Wireless-N/Advanced-N/Ultimate-N (iwlwifi) "
 	depends on PCI && MAC80211 && HAS_IOMEM
 	select FW_LOADER
-	select NEW_LEDS
-	select LEDS_CLASS
-	select LEDS_TRIGGERS
-	select MAC80211_LEDS
 	---help---
 	  Select to build the driver supporting the:
 
@@ -43,6 +39,14 @@
 	  say M here and read <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>.  The
 	  module will be called iwlwifi.
 
+config IWLWIFI_LEDS
+	bool
+	depends on IWLWIFI
+	depends on LEDS_CLASS
+	select LEDS_TRIGGERS
+	select MAC80211_LEDS
+	default y
+
 config IWLDVM
 	tristate "Intel Wireless WiFi DVM Firmware support"
 	depends on IWLWIFI
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/Makefile b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/Makefile
index dce7ab2..4d19685 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/Makefile
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 iwldvm-objs		+= lib.o calib.o tt.o sta.o rx.o
 
 iwldvm-objs		+= power.o
-iwldvm-objs		+= scan.o led.o
+iwldvm-objs		+= scan.o
 iwldvm-objs		+= rxon.o devices.o
 
+iwldvm-$(CONFIG_IWLWIFI_LEDS) += led.o
 iwldvm-$(CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS) += debugfs.o
 
 ccflags-y += -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__ -I$(src)/../
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/dev.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/dev.h
index 3441f70..a6f22c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/dev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/dev.h
@@ -888,9 +888,11 @@
 
 	struct iwl_event_log event_log;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_LEDS
 	struct led_classdev led;
 	unsigned long blink_on, blink_off;
 	bool led_registered;
+#endif
 
 	/* WoWLAN GTK rekey data */
 	u8 kck[NL80211_KCK_LEN], kek[NL80211_KEK_LEN];
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/led.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/led.h
index 6a0817d..1c6b225 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/led.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/led.h
@@ -36,8 +36,20 @@
 #define IWL_LED_ACTIVITY       (0<<1)
 #define IWL_LED_LINK           (1<<1)
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_LEDS
 void iwlagn_led_enable(struct iwl_priv *priv);
 void iwl_leds_init(struct iwl_priv *priv);
 void iwl_leds_exit(struct iwl_priv *priv);
+#else
+static inline void iwlagn_led_enable(struct iwl_priv *priv)
+{
+}
+static inline void iwl_leds_init(struct iwl_priv *priv)
+{
+}
+static inline void iwl_leds_exit(struct iwl_priv *priv)
+{
+}
+#endif
 
 #endif /* __iwl_leds_h__ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/Makefile b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/Makefile
index ccdd3b7..c30d7f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/Makefile
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 iwlmvm-y += utils.o rx.o tx.o binding.o quota.o sta.o sf.o
 iwlmvm-y += scan.o time-event.o rs.o
 iwlmvm-y += power.o coex.o
-iwlmvm-y += led.o tt.o offloading.o
+iwlmvm-y += tt.o offloading.o
 iwlmvm-$(CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS) += debugfs.o debugfs-vif.o
+iwlmvm-$(CONFIG_IWLWIFI_LEDS) += led.o
 iwlmvm-$(CONFIG_PM_SLEEP) += d3.o
 
 ccflags-y += -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__ -I$(src)/../
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
index b52d1c9..1575ac7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
@@ -589,7 +589,9 @@
 	u32 *fw_error_rxf;
 	u32 fw_error_rxf_len;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_LEDS
 	struct led_classdev led;
+#endif
 
 	struct ieee80211_vif *p2p_device_vif;
 
@@ -896,8 +898,18 @@
 					     struct iwl_rx_cmd_buffer *rxb,
 					     struct iwl_device_cmd *cmd);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_LEDS
 int iwl_mvm_leds_init(struct iwl_mvm *mvm);
 void iwl_mvm_leds_exit(struct iwl_mvm *mvm);
+#else
+static inline int iwl_mvm_leds_init(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+static inline void iwl_mvm_leds_exit(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
+{
+}
+#endif
 
 /* D3 (WoWLAN, NetDetect) */
 int iwl_mvm_suspend(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct cfg80211_wowlan *wowlan);