diff --git a/boards/airfy-beacon/board.c b/boards/airfy-beacon/board.c
index 1e6f86148fea9433c7afc351d12501fc87dd5469..80762f48971868854f9f29dd21c8bc8b0cca710c 100644
--- a/boards/airfy-beacon/board.c
+++ b/boards/airfy-beacon/board.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 void board_init(void)
 {
     /* setup led(s) for debugging */
-    NRF_GPIO->PIN_CNF[LED_RED_PIN] = GPIO_PIN_CNF_DIR_Output;
+    NRF_GPIO->DIRSET = LED_RED_MASK;
 
     /* initialize the CPU */
     cpu_init();
diff --git a/boards/airfy-beacon/include/board.h b/boards/airfy-beacon/include/board.h
index 95603988d85d1746800c8f6333855fc6f2ca20ac..7b194bb152907f7f126454a21f1cca995544c217 100644
--- a/boards/airfy-beacon/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/airfy-beacon/include/board.h
@@ -42,12 +42,18 @@
  * @name Macros for controlling the on-board LEDs.
  * @{
  */
-#define LED_RED_PIN         16
-
-#define LED_RED_ON          (NRF_GPIO->OUTSET = (1 << LED_RED_PIN))
-#define LED_RED_OFF         (NRF_GPIO->OUTCLR = (1 << LED_RED_PIN))
-#define LED_RED_TOGGLE      (NRF_GPIO->OUT ^= (1 << LED_RED_PIN))
+#define LED_RED_PIN         (GPIO_PIN(0, 16))
+#define LED_RED_MASK        (1 << 16)
 
+#define LED_RED_ON          (NRF_GPIO->OUTSET = LED_RED_MASK)
+#define LED_RED_OFF         (NRF_GPIO->OUTCLR = LED_RED_MASK)
+#define LED_RED_TOGGLE      (NRF_GPIO->OUT   ^= LED_RED_MASK)
+#define LED_GREEN_ON        /* not available */
+#define LED_GREEN_OFF       /* not available */
+#define LED_GREEN_TOGGLE    /* not available */
+#define LED_BLUE_ON         /* not available */
+#define LED_BLUE_OFF        /* not available */
+#define LED_BLUE_TOGGLE     /* not available */
 /* @} */
 
 /**