diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-igep0020.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-igep0020.c
index 77e2db77c6f7..c5bd537553c2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-igep0020.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-igep0020.c
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ static struct gpio_led igep2_gpio_leds[] = {
 		.name			= "gpio-led:green:d1",
 		.default_trigger	= "heartbeat",
 		.gpio			= -EINVAL, /* gets replaced */
+		.active_low		= 1,
 	},
 };
 
@@ -423,7 +424,7 @@ static int igep2_twl_gpio_setup(struct device *dev,
 	/* TWL4030_GPIO_MAX + 1 == ledB (out, active low LED) */
 #if !defined(CONFIG_LEDS_GPIO) && !defined(CONFIG_LEDS_GPIO_MODULE)
 	if ((gpio_request(gpio+TWL4030_GPIO_MAX+1, "gpio-led:green:d1") == 0)
-	    && (gpio_direction_output(gpio + TWL4030_GPIO_MAX + 1, 0) == 0))
+	    && (gpio_direction_output(gpio + TWL4030_GPIO_MAX + 1, 1) == 0))
 		gpio_export(gpio + TWL4030_GPIO_MAX + 1, 0);
 	else
 		pr_warning("IGEP v2: Could not obtain gpio GPIO_LED1_GREEN\n");