diff --git a/hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/EEPROM/examples/eeprom_clear/eeprom_clear.ino b/hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/EEPROM/examples/eeprom_clear/eeprom_clear.ino
index 73d64a723..8b5121c8c 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/EEPROM/examples/eeprom_clear/eeprom_clear.ino
+++ b/hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/EEPROM/examples/eeprom_clear/eeprom_clear.ino
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 #include <EEPROM.h>
 
 void setup() {
-
+  // initialize the LED pin as an output.
+  pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
+  
   /***
     Iterate through each byte of the EEPROM storage.