diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c b/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c
index 1d07e3e83d29..27f2c5108e8a 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ static int led_pwm_add(struct device *dev, struct led_pwm_priv *priv,
 		       struct led_pwm *led, struct device_node *child)
 {
 	struct led_pwm_data *led_data = &priv->leds[priv->num_leds];
+	struct pwm_args pargs;
 	int ret;
 
 	led_data->active_low = led->active_low;
@@ -125,7 +126,15 @@ static int led_pwm_add(struct device *dev, struct led_pwm_priv *priv,
 	if (led_data->can_sleep)
 		INIT_WORK(&led_data->work, led_pwm_work);
 
-	led_data->period = pwm_get_period(led_data->pwm);
+	/*
+	 * FIXME: pwm_apply_args() should be removed when switching to the
+	 * atomic PWM API.
+	 */
+	pwm_apply_args(led_data->pwm);
+
+	pwm_get_args(led_data->pwm, &pargs);
+
+	led_data->period = pargs.period;
 	if (!led_data->period && (led->pwm_period_ns > 0))
 		led_data->period = led->pwm_period_ns;