mutex_unlock(&data->update_lock);
 }
 
-static void pca9532_set_brightness(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
+static int pca9532_set_brightness(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
        enum led_brightness value)
 {
        int err = 0;
                led->state = PCA9532_PWM0; /* Thecus: hardcode one pwm */
                err = pca9532_calcpwm(led->client, 0, 0, value);
                if (err)
-                       return; /* XXX: led api doesn't allow error code? */
+                       return err;
        }
-       schedule_work(&led->work);
+       if (led->state == PCA9532_PWM0)
+               pca9532_setpwm(led->client, 0);
+       pca9532_setled(led);
+       return err;
 }
 
 static int pca9532_set_blink(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
        err = pca9532_calcpwm(client, 0, psc, led_cdev->brightness);
        if (err)
                return err;
-       schedule_work(&led->work);
+       if (led->state == PCA9532_PWM0)
+               pca9532_setpwm(led->client, 0);
+       pca9532_setled(led);
+
        return 0;
 }
 
        mutex_unlock(&data->update_lock);
 }
 
-static void pca9532_led_work(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-       struct pca9532_led *led;
-       led = container_of(work, struct pca9532_led, work);
-       if (led->state == PCA9532_PWM0)
-               pca9532_setpwm(led->client, 0);
-       pca9532_setled(led);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_LEDS_PCA9532_GPIO
 static int pca9532_gpio_request_pin(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned offset)
 {
                        break;
                case PCA9532_TYPE_LED:
                        led_classdev_unregister(&data->leds[i].ldev);
-                       cancel_work_sync(&data->leds[i].work);
                        break;
                case PCA9532_TYPE_N2100_BEEP:
                        if (data->idev != NULL) {
                        led->name = pled->name;
                        led->ldev.name = led->name;
                        led->ldev.brightness = LED_OFF;
-                       led->ldev.brightness_set = pca9532_set_brightness;
+                       led->ldev.brightness_set_blocking =
+                                               pca9532_set_brightness;
                        led->ldev.blink_set = pca9532_set_blink;
-                       INIT_WORK(&led->work, pca9532_led_work);
                        err = led_classdev_register(&client->dev, &led->ldev);
                        if (err < 0) {
                                dev_err(&client->dev,