diff --git a/common/board_r.c b/common/board_r.c
index 4faaa202421..1acad069d92 100644
--- a/common/board_r.c
+++ b/common/board_r.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <initcall.h>
 #include <kgdb.h>
 #include <irq_func.h>
+#include <led.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <mapmem.h>
 #include <miiphy.h>
@@ -460,17 +461,28 @@ static int initr_malloc_bootparams(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_LED_STATUS)
 static int initr_status_led(void)
 {
-#if defined(CONFIG_LED_STATUS_BOOT)
-	status_led_set(CONFIG_LED_STATUS_BOOT, CONFIG_LED_STATUS_BLINKING);
-#else
 	status_led_init();
-#endif
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int initr_boot_led_blink(void)
+{
+	status_led_boot_blink();
+
+	led_boot_blink();
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int initr_boot_led_on(void)
+{
+	led_boot_on();
+
 	return 0;
 }
-#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NET
 static int initr_net(void)
@@ -725,9 +737,8 @@ static init_fnc_t init_sequence_r[] = {
 #if defined(CONFIG_MICROBLAZE) || defined(CONFIG_M68K)
 	timer_init,		/* initialize timer */
 #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_LED_STATUS)
 	initr_status_led,
-#endif
+	initr_boot_led_blink,
 	/* PPC has a udelay(20) here dating from 2002. Why? */
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
 	board_late_init,
@@ -750,6 +761,7 @@ static init_fnc_t init_sequence_r[] = {
 #if defined(CFG_PRAM)
 	initr_mem,
 #endif
+	initr_boot_led_on,
 	run_main_loop,
 };
 
diff --git a/include/status_led.h b/include/status_led.h
index 6707ab1d29d..1282022253e 100644
--- a/include/status_led.h
+++ b/include/status_led.h
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ void status_led_init(void);
 void status_led_tick(unsigned long timestamp);
 void status_led_set(int led, int state);
 
+static inline void status_led_boot_blink(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_LED_STATUS_BOOT_ENABLE
+	status_led_set(CONFIG_LED_STATUS_BOOT, CONFIG_LED_STATUS_BLINKING);
+#endif
+}
+
 /*****  MVS v1  **********************************************************/
 #if (defined(CONFIG_MVS) && CONFIG_MVS < 2)
 # define STATUS_LED_PAR		im_ioport.iop_pdpar
@@ -72,6 +79,12 @@ void __led_blink(led_id_t mask, int freq);
 # include <asm/status_led.h>
 #endif
 
+#else
+
+static inline void status_led_init(void) { }
+static inline void status_led_set(int led, int state) { }
+static inline void status_led_boot_blink(void) { }
+
 #endif	/* CONFIG_LED_STATUS	*/
 
 /*