First check you have the timer trigger loaded:
root@gimli:~# lsmod |grep led
snd_ctl_led 24576 0
input_leds 16384 0
snd 135168 45 snd_ctl_led,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_intel,snd_usb_audio,snd_usbmidi_lib,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_sof,snd_timer,snd_compress,thinkpad_acpi,snd_soc_core,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi
soundcore 16384 2 snd_ctl_led,snd