diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 1d56e9fc78..27ce05164a 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/version.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=base-files
-PKG_RELEASE:=117
+PKG_RELEASE:=118
 
 PKG_FILE_DEPENDS:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/ $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=opkg/host
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/led b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/led
index 43964bf0bb..f3f3c3f8a7 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/led
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/led
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ load_led() {
 	config_get interval $1 interval "50"
 	config_get port_state $1 port_state
 
+	if [ "$trigger" = "rssi" ]; then
+		# handled by rssileds userspace process
+		return
+	fi
+
 	[ -e /sys/class/leds/${sysfs}/brightness ] && {
 		echo "setting up led ${name}"
 		[ "$default" != nil ] && {