diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/975-ath10k-use-tpt-trigger-by-default.patch b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/975-ath10k-use-tpt-trigger-by-default.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b34b70661
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/975-ath10k-use-tpt-trigger-by-default.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+From 79c9d7aabae1d1da9eea97d83b61e1517a8a2221 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Mathias Kresin <dev@kresin.me>
+Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 18:59:44 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] ath10k: use tpt LED trigger by default
+
+Use the tpt LED trigger for each created phy led. Ths way LEDs attached
+to the ath10k GPIO pins are indicating the phy status and blink on
+traffic.
+
+Signed-off-by: Mathias Kresin <dev@kresin.me>
+---
+ drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h | 4 ++++
+ drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/leds.c | 4 +---
+ drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c  | 2 +-
+ 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
+@@ -1010,6 +1010,10 @@ struct ath10k {
+ 
+ 	void *ce_priv;
+ 
++#ifdef CPTCFG_MAC80211_LEDS
++	const char *led_default_trigger;
++#endif
++
+ 	/* must be last */
+ 	u8 drv_priv[0] __aligned(sizeof(void *));
+ };
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/leds.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/leds.c
+@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ int ath10k_leds_register(struct ath10k *
+ 
+ 	ar->leds.cdev.name = ar->leds.label;
+ 	ar->leds.cdev.brightness_set_blocking = ath10k_leds_set_brightness_blocking;
+-
+-	/* FIXME: this assignment doesn't make sense as it's NULL, remove it? */
+-	ar->leds.cdev.default_trigger = ar->leds.wifi_led.default_trigger;
++	ar->leds.cdev.default_trigger = ar->led_default_trigger;
+ 
+ 	ret = led_classdev_register(wiphy_dev(ar->hw->wiphy), &ar->leds.cdev);
+ 	if (ret)
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+@@ -8366,7 +8366,7 @@ int ath10k_mac_register(struct ath10k *a
+ 	wiphy_ext_feature_set(ar->hw->wiphy, NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_CQM_RSSI_LIST);
+ 
+ #ifdef CPTCFG_MAC80211_LEDS
+-	ieee80211_create_tpt_led_trigger(ar->hw,
++	ar->led_default_trigger = ieee80211_create_tpt_led_trigger(ar->hw,
+ 		IEEE80211_TPT_LEDTRIG_FL_RADIO, ath10k_tpt_blink,
+ 		ARRAY_SIZE(ath10k_tpt_blink));
+ #endif