diff --git a/include/linux/leds.h b/include/linux/leds.h
index 5884def15a24872a2b4be5ef9abe815fad233388..39eee41d8c6f4deee39d6904087a567657a2349e 100644
--- a/include/linux/leds.h
+++ b/include/linux/leds.h
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ struct led_classdev {
 	struct led_trigger	*trigger;
 	struct list_head	 trig_list;
 	void			*trigger_data;
+	/* true if activated - deactivate routine uses it to do cleanup */
+	bool			activated;
 #endif
 };