diff --git a/boards/common/iotlab/include/gpio_params.h b/boards/common/iotlab/include/gpio_params.h
index 8b8a2e065b784ada04f8aef8e1ae297a63a46cbc..ade0ac25b104329423e3ae2ff3f437e4ef32c8ab 100644
--- a/boards/common/iotlab/include/gpio_params.h
+++ b/boards/common/iotlab/include/gpio_params.h
@@ -34,17 +34,20 @@ static const  saul_gpio_params_t saul_gpio_params[] =
     {
         .name = "LED(red)",
         .pin = LED0_PIN,
-        .mode = GPIO_OUT
+        .mode = GPIO_OUT,
+        .flags = SAUL_GPIO_INVERTED | SAUL_GPIO_INIT_CLEAR,
     },
     {
         .name = "LED(green)",
         .pin = LED1_PIN,
-        .mode = GPIO_OUT
+        .mode = GPIO_OUT,
+        .flags = SAUL_GPIO_INVERTED | SAUL_GPIO_INIT_CLEAR,
     },
     {
         .name = "LED(orange)",
         .pin = LED2_PIN,
-        .mode = GPIO_OUT
+        .mode = GPIO_OUT,
+        .flags = SAUL_GPIO_INVERTED | SAUL_GPIO_INIT_CLEAR,
     },
 };