diff --git a/board/atmel/sam9x60_curiosity/sam9x60_curiosity.c b/board/atmel/sam9x60_curiosity/sam9x60_curiosity.c
index 8cf67d1..0fe0de9 100644
--- a/board/atmel/sam9x60_curiosity/sam9x60_curiosity.c
+++ b/board/atmel/sam9x60_curiosity/sam9x60_curiosity.c
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@
 
 void at91_prepare_cpu_var(void);
 
+static void board_leds_init(void)
+{
+	at91_set_pio_output(AT91_PIO_PORTD, 17, 0);	/* LED RED */
+	at91_set_pio_output(AT91_PIO_PORTD, 19, 0);	/* LED GREEN */
+	at91_set_pio_output(AT91_PIO_PORTD, 21, 1);	/* LED BLUE */
+}
+
 int board_late_init(void)
 {
 	at91_prepare_cpu_var();
@@ -62,6 +69,9 @@
 {
 	/* address of boot parameters */
 	gd->bd->bi_boot_params = gd->bd->bi_dram[0].start + 0x100;
+
+	board_leds_init();
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/board/atmel/sam9x60ek/sam9x60ek.c b/board/atmel/sam9x60ek/sam9x60ek.c
index 04bf2bb..3fbfca4 100644
--- a/board/atmel/sam9x60ek/sam9x60ek.c
+++ b/board/atmel/sam9x60ek/sam9x60ek.c
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@
 
 void at91_prepare_cpu_var(void);
 
+static void board_leds_init(void)
+{
+	at91_set_pio_output(AT91_PIO_PORTB, 11, 0);	/* LED RED */
+	at91_set_pio_output(AT91_PIO_PORTB, 12, 0);	/* LED GREEN */
+	at91_set_pio_output(AT91_PIO_PORTB, 13, 1);	/* LED BLUE */
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
 int board_late_init(void)
 {
@@ -66,6 +73,8 @@
 	/* address of boot parameters */
 	gd->bd->bi_boot_params = CFG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE + 0x100;
 
+	board_leds_init();
+
 	return 0;
 }