diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/leds.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/leds.sh
index 83e775fada9..e4423b4cc8d 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/leds.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/leds.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ get_dt_led() {
 	local nodepath="$basepath/aliases/led-$1"
 
 	[ -f "$nodepath" ] && ledpath=$(cat "$nodepath")
-	[ -n "$ledpath" ] && label=$(cat "$basepath$ledpath/label")
+	[ -n "$ledpath" ] && \
+		label=$(cat "$basepath$ledpath/label" 2>/dev/null) || \
+		label=$(cat "$basepath$ledpath/chan-name" 2>/dev/null) || \
+		echo "led label not found" 1>&2
 
 	echo "$label"
 }