struct led_classdev     led_cdev;
        int                     led_num;        /* 0 .. 15 potentially */
        u32                     type;
-       int                     default_state;
+       enum led_default_state  default_state;
        struct fwnode_handle    *fwnode;
 };
 
                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
        device_for_each_child_node(&client->dev, child) {
-               const char *state;
                u32 reg;
                int res;
 
                led = &pdata->leds[reg];
                led->type = PCA955X_TYPE_LED;
                led->fwnode = child;
-               fwnode_property_read_u32(child, "type", &led->type);
+               led->default_state = led_init_default_state_get(child);
 
-               if (!fwnode_property_read_string(child, "default-state",
-                                                &state)) {
-                       if (!strcmp(state, "keep"))
-                               led->default_state = LEDS_GPIO_DEFSTATE_KEEP;
-                       else if (!strcmp(state, "on"))
-                               led->default_state = LEDS_GPIO_DEFSTATE_ON;
-                       else
-                               led->default_state = LEDS_GPIO_DEFSTATE_OFF;
-               } else {
-                       led->default_state = LEDS_GPIO_DEFSTATE_OFF;
-               }
+               fwnode_property_read_u32(child, "type", &led->type);
        }
 
        pdata->num_leds = chip->bits;
                        led->brightness_set_blocking = pca955x_led_set;
                        led->brightness_get = pca955x_led_get;
 
-                       if (pdata->leds[i].default_state ==
-                           LEDS_GPIO_DEFSTATE_OFF) {
+                       if (pdata->leds[i].default_state == LEDS_DEFSTATE_OFF) {
                                err = pca955x_led_set(led, LED_OFF);
                                if (err)
                                        return err;
-                       } else if (pdata->leds[i].default_state ==
-                                  LEDS_GPIO_DEFSTATE_ON) {
+                       } else if (pdata->leds[i].default_state == LEDS_DEFSTATE_ON) {
                                err = pca955x_led_set(led, LED_FULL);
                                if (err)
                                        return err;
                         * brightness to see if it's using PWM1. If so, PWM1
                         * should not be written below.
                         */
-                       if (pdata->leds[i].default_state ==
-                           LEDS_GPIO_DEFSTATE_KEEP) {
+                       if (pdata->leds[i].default_state == LEDS_DEFSTATE_KEEP) {
                                if (led->brightness != LED_FULL &&
                                    led->brightness != LED_OFF &&
                                    led->brightness != LED_HALF)