diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 3d32df1fbc6d..d779383c52d2 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1094,7 +1094,6 @@ struct ieee80211_local {
 	u32 dot11TransmittedFrameCount;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS
-	int tx_led_counter, rx_led_counter;
 	struct led_trigger *tx_led, *rx_led, *assoc_led, *radio_led;
 	struct tpt_led_trigger *tpt_led_trigger;
 	char tx_led_name[32], rx_led_name[32],
diff --git a/net/mac80211/led.c b/net/mac80211/led.c
index bcffa6903129..e2b836446af3 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/led.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/led.c
@@ -12,27 +12,22 @@
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include "led.h"
 
+#define MAC80211_BLINK_DELAY 50 /* ms */
+
 void ieee80211_led_rx(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 {
+	unsigned long led_delay = MAC80211_BLINK_DELAY;
 	if (unlikely(!local->rx_led))
 		return;
-	if (local->rx_led_counter++ % 2 == 0)
-		led_trigger_event(local->rx_led, LED_OFF);
-	else
-		led_trigger_event(local->rx_led, LED_FULL);
+	led_trigger_blink_oneshot(local->rx_led, &led_delay, &led_delay, 0);
 }
 
-/* q is 1 if a packet was enqueued, 0 if it has been transmitted */
-void ieee80211_led_tx(struct ieee80211_local *local, int q)
+void ieee80211_led_tx(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 {
+	unsigned long led_delay = MAC80211_BLINK_DELAY;
 	if (unlikely(!local->tx_led))
 		return;
-	/* not sure how this is supposed to work ... */
-	local->tx_led_counter += 2*q-1;
-	if (local->tx_led_counter % 2 == 0)
-		led_trigger_event(local->tx_led, LED_OFF);
-	else
-		led_trigger_event(local->tx_led, LED_FULL);
+	led_trigger_blink_oneshot(local->tx_led, &led_delay, &led_delay, 0);
 }
 
 void ieee80211_led_assoc(struct ieee80211_local *local, bool associated)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/led.h b/net/mac80211/led.h
index e0275d9befa8..89f4344f13b9 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/led.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/led.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS
 void ieee80211_led_rx(struct ieee80211_local *local);
-void ieee80211_led_tx(struct ieee80211_local *local, int q);
+void ieee80211_led_tx(struct ieee80211_local *local);
 void ieee80211_led_assoc(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 			 bool associated);
 void ieee80211_led_radio(struct ieee80211_local *local,
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ void ieee80211_mod_tpt_led_trig(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 static inline void ieee80211_led_rx(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 {
 }
-static inline void ieee80211_led_tx(struct ieee80211_local *local, int q)
+static inline void ieee80211_led_tx(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 {
 }
 static inline void ieee80211_led_assoc(struct ieee80211_local *local,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/status.c b/net/mac80211/status.c
index 6ad4c14385ef..8eabfd96ca36 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/status.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/status.c
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	ieee80211_led_tx(local, 0);
+	ieee80211_led_tx(local);
 
 	/* SNMP counters
 	 * Fragments are passed to low-level drivers as separate skbs, so these
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index be4d3caf4879..f65873f0c89f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -1300,7 +1300,6 @@ static bool __ieee80211_tx(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 				    txpending);
 
 	ieee80211_tpt_led_trig_tx(local, fc, led_len);
-	ieee80211_led_tx(local, 1);
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!skb_queue_empty(skbs));