diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index be5b5c95138c..13f3dd8992d5 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@
 #define DBG(f, x...) \
 	pr_debug(DRIVER_NAME " [%s()]: " f, __func__,## x)
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_LEDS_CLASS) || (defined(CONFIG_LEDS_CLASS_MODULE) && \
-	defined(CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_MODULE))
-#define SDHCI_USE_LEDS_CLASS
-#endif
-
 #define MAX_TUNING_LOOP 40
 
 static unsigned int debug_quirks = 0;
@@ -246,7 +241,7 @@ static void sdhci_reinit(struct sdhci_host *host)
 	sdhci_enable_card_detection(host);
 }
 
-static void sdhci_activate_led(struct sdhci_host *host)
+static void __sdhci_led_activate(struct sdhci_host *host)
 {
 	u8 ctrl;
 
@@ -255,7 +250,7 @@ static void sdhci_activate_led(struct sdhci_host *host)
 	sdhci_writeb(host, ctrl, SDHCI_HOST_CONTROL);
 }
 
-static void sdhci_deactivate_led(struct sdhci_host *host)
+static void __sdhci_led_deactivate(struct sdhci_host *host)
 {
 	u8 ctrl;
 
@@ -264,9 +259,11 @@ static void sdhci_deactivate_led(struct sdhci_host *host)
 	sdhci_writeb(host, ctrl, SDHCI_HOST_CONTROL);
 }
 
-#ifdef SDHCI_USE_LEDS_CLASS
+#if defined(CONFIG_LEDS_CLASS) || (defined(CONFIG_LEDS_CLASS_MODULE) && \
+				   defined(CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_MODULE))
+
 static void sdhci_led_control(struct led_classdev *led,
-	enum led_brightness brightness)
+			      enum led_brightness brightness)
 {
 	struct sdhci_host *host = container_of(led, struct sdhci_host, led);
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -277,12 +274,62 @@ static void sdhci_led_control(struct led_classdev *led,
 		goto out;
 
 	if (brightness == LED_OFF)
-		sdhci_deactivate_led(host);
+		__sdhci_led_deactivate(host);
 	else
-		sdhci_activate_led(host);
+		__sdhci_led_activate(host);
 out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
 }
+
+static int sdhci_led_register(struct sdhci_host *host)
+{
+	struct mmc_host *mmc = host->mmc;
+
+	snprintf(host->led_name, sizeof(host->led_name),
+		 "%s::", mmc_hostname(mmc));
+
+	host->led.name = host->led_name;
+	host->led.brightness = LED_OFF;
+	host->led.default_trigger = mmc_hostname(mmc);
+	host->led.brightness_set = sdhci_led_control;
+
+	return led_classdev_register(mmc_dev(mmc), &host->led);
+}
+
+static void sdhci_led_unregister(struct sdhci_host *host)
+{
+	led_classdev_unregister(&host->led);
+}
+
+static inline void sdhci_led_activate(struct sdhci_host *host)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void sdhci_led_deactivate(struct sdhci_host *host)
+{
+}
+
+#else
+
+static inline int sdhci_led_register(struct sdhci_host *host)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void sdhci_led_unregister(struct sdhci_host *host)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void sdhci_led_activate(struct sdhci_host *host)
+{
+	__sdhci_led_activate(host);
+}
+
+static inline void sdhci_led_deactivate(struct sdhci_host *host)
+{
+	__sdhci_led_deactivate(host);
+}
+
 #endif
 
 /*****************************************************************************\
@@ -1320,9 +1367,7 @@ static void sdhci_request(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_request *mrq)
 
 	WARN_ON(host->mrq != NULL);
 
-#ifndef SDHCI_USE_LEDS_CLASS
-	sdhci_activate_led(host);
-#endif
+	sdhci_led_activate(host);
 
 	/*
 	 * Ensure we don't send the STOP for non-SET_BLOCK_COUNTED
@@ -2183,9 +2228,7 @@ static void sdhci_tasklet_finish(unsigned long param)
 	host->cmd = NULL;
 	host->data = NULL;
 
-#ifndef SDHCI_USE_LEDS_CLASS
-	sdhci_deactivate_led(host);
-#endif
+	sdhci_led_deactivate(host);
 
 	mmiowb();
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
@@ -3305,21 +3348,12 @@ int sdhci_add_host(struct sdhci_host *host)
 	sdhci_dumpregs(host);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef SDHCI_USE_LEDS_CLASS
-	snprintf(host->led_name, sizeof(host->led_name),
-		"%s::", mmc_hostname(mmc));
-	host->led.name = host->led_name;
-	host->led.brightness = LED_OFF;
-	host->led.default_trigger = mmc_hostname(mmc);
-	host->led.brightness_set = sdhci_led_control;
-
-	ret = led_classdev_register(mmc_dev(mmc), &host->led);
+	ret = sdhci_led_register(host);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("%s: Failed to register LED device: %d\n",
 		       mmc_hostname(mmc), ret);
 		goto unirq;
 	}
-#endif
 
 	mmiowb();
 
@@ -3338,10 +3372,8 @@ int sdhci_add_host(struct sdhci_host *host)
 	return 0;
 
 unled:
-#ifdef SDHCI_USE_LEDS_CLASS
-	led_classdev_unregister(&host->led);
+	sdhci_led_unregister(host);
 unirq:
-#endif
 	sdhci_do_reset(host, SDHCI_RESET_ALL);
 	sdhci_writel(host, 0, SDHCI_INT_ENABLE);
 	sdhci_writel(host, 0, SDHCI_SIGNAL_ENABLE);
@@ -3389,9 +3421,7 @@ void sdhci_remove_host(struct sdhci_host *host, int dead)
 
 	mmc_remove_host(mmc);
 
-#ifdef SDHCI_USE_LEDS_CLASS
-	led_classdev_unregister(&host->led);
-#endif
+	sdhci_led_unregister(host);
 
 	if (!dead)
 		sdhci_do_reset(host, SDHCI_RESET_ALL);
