diff --git a/drivers/leds/led-core.c b/drivers/leds/led-core.c
index fd83c7f77a95..f3654fd2eaf3 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/led-core.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/led-core.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void led_blink_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 		   unsigned long *delay_on,
 		   unsigned long *delay_off)
 {
-	del_timer_sync(&led_cdev->blink_timer);
+	led_stop_software_blink(led_cdev);
 
 	clear_bit(LED_BLINK_ONESHOT, &led_cdev->work_flags);
 	clear_bit(LED_BLINK_ONESHOT_STOP, &led_cdev->work_flags);