diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
index 7142aa5dbdb5..269b9889e39e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
@@ -359,8 +359,6 @@ void iwl3945_hw_rx_statistics(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 		     le32_to_cpu(pkt->len_n_flags) & FH_RSCSR_FRAME_SIZE_MSK);
 
 	memcpy(&priv->statistics_39, pkt->u.raw, sizeof(priv->statistics_39));
-
-	iwl_leds_background(priv);
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 64d918787e88..a34acb7e44c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -1019,6 +1019,7 @@ static void iwl_irq_tasklet_legacy(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	if (inta & (CSR_INT_BIT_FH_RX | CSR_INT_BIT_SW_RX)) {
 		iwl_rx_handle(priv);
 		priv->isr_stats.rx++;
+		iwl_leds_background(priv);
 		handled |= (CSR_INT_BIT_FH_RX | CSR_INT_BIT_SW_RX);
 	}
 
@@ -1220,6 +1221,7 @@ static void iwl_irq_tasklet(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 				    CSR_INT_PERIODIC_ENA);
 
 		priv->isr_stats.rx++;
+		iwl_leds_background(priv);
 	}
 
 	if (inta & CSR_INT_BIT_FH_TX) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c
index 0a407f79de01..cfc31ae4712b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c
@@ -627,9 +627,6 @@ void iwl_rx_statistics(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 		iwl_rx_calc_noise(priv);
 		queue_work(priv->workqueue, &priv->run_time_calib_work);
 	}
-
-	iwl_leds_background(priv);
-
 	if (priv->cfg->ops->lib->temp_ops.temperature && change)
 		priv->cfg->ops->lib->temp_ops.temperature(priv);
 }