diff --git a/boards/bluepill/include/board.h b/boards/bluepill/include/board.h
index f0b6d7c89a..f84f863ade 100644
--- a/boards/bluepill/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/bluepill/include/board.h
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LED0_PIN            GPIO_PIN(PORT_C, 13)
 #define LED0_MASK           (1 << 13)
 
-#define LED0_ON             (LED0_PORT->BSRR = LED0_MASK)
-#define LED0_OFF            (LED0_PORT->BSRR = (LED0_MASK << 16))
+#define LED0_ON             (LED0_PORT->BSRR = (LED0_MASK << 16))
+#define LED0_OFF            (LED0_PORT->BSRR = LED0_MASK)
 #define LED0_TOGGLE         (LED0_PORT->ODR  ^= LED0_MASK)
 /** @} */
 
diff --git a/boards/bluepill/include/gpio_params.h b/boards/bluepill/include/gpio_params.h
index f72ebdaeee..a198c68c4e 100644
--- a/boards/bluepill/include/gpio_params.h
+++ b/boards/bluepill/include/gpio_params.h
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ static const  saul_gpio_params_t saul_gpio_params[] =
     {
         .name = "LED",
         .pin = LED0_PIN,
-        .mode = GPIO_OUT
+        .mode = GPIO_OUT,
+        .flags = (SAUL_GPIO_INVERTED | SAUL_GPIO_INIT_CLEAR)
     },
 };