diff --git a/target/linux/adm5120/Makefile b/target/linux/adm5120/Makefile
index bcafec0b7..8bd1eb11a 100644
--- a/target/linux/adm5120/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/adm5120/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ INITRAMFS_EXTRA_FILES:=
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk
 
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += admswconfig hostapd-mini kmod-input-core \
-		    kmod-input-polldev kmod-input-gpio-buttons kmod-button-hotplug
+		    kmod-input-polldev kmod-input-gpio-buttons kmod-button-hotplug \
+		    kmod-leds-gpio kmod-ledtrig-adm5120-switch
 
 $(eval $(call BuildTarget))
diff --git a/target/linux/adm5120/base-files/etc/diag.sh b/target/linux/adm5120/base-files/etc/diag.sh
index e03175523..3a66dfc87 100755
--- a/target/linux/adm5120/base-files/etc/diag.sh
+++ b/target/linux/adm5120/base-files/etc/diag.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ status_led_off() {
 set_state() {
 	case "$1" in
 	preinit)
+		insmod leds-gpio
 		status_led_set_timer 200 200
 		;;
 	failsafe)