diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/config-3.18 b/target/linux/ar71xx/config-3.18
index c9e1eef324a..4ebada28efb 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/config-3.18
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/config-3.18
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ CONFIG_AG71XX_AR8216_SUPPORT=y
 # CONFIG_AG71XX_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_AG71XX_DEBUG_FS is not set
 CONFIG_AR8216_PHY=y
+CONFIG_AR8216_PHY_LEDS=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_BINFMT_ELF_RANDOMIZE_PIE=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_DISCARD_MEMBLOCK=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_ATOMIC64_DEC_IF_POSITIVE=y