diff --git a/boards/pca10005/board.c b/boards/pca10005/board.c
index 6ae6345d9310..7ee2f74847cb 100644
--- a/boards/pca10005/board.c
+++ b/boards/pca10005/board.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 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/pca10005/include/board.h b/boards/pca10005/include/board.h
index 9fc73f3cae5b..3af4cc9ad99e 100644
--- a/boards/pca10005/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/pca10005/include/board.h
@@ -43,11 +43,12 @@ extern "C" {
  * @name Macros for controlling the on-board LEDs.
  * @{
  */
-#define LED_RED_PIN         1
+#define LED_RED_PIN         (GPIO_PIN(0, 1))
+#define LED_RED_MASK        (1 << 1)
 
-#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_ON          (NRF_GPIO->OUTSET = (1 << LED_RED_MASK))
+#define LED_RED_OFF         (NRF_GPIO->OUTCLR = (1 << LED_RED_MASK))
+#define LED_RED_TOGGLE      (NRF_GPIO->OUT   ^= (1 << LED_RED_MASK))
 #define LED_GREEN_ON        /* not available */
 #define LED_GREEN_OFF       /* not available */
 #define LED_GREEN_TOGGLE    /* not available */