1 files changed, 3 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video.c b/drivers/acpi/video.c
index e1284b8dc6ee..3270d3c8ba4e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/video.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/video.c
@@ -908,9 +908,6 @@ static void acpi_video_device_find_cap(struct acpi_video_device *device)
                 device->cap._DDC = 1;
         }
 
-        if (acpi_video_init_brightness(device))
-                return;
-
         if (acpi_video_backlight_support()) {
                 struct backlight_properties props;
                 struct pci_dev *pdev;
@@ -920,6 +917,9 @@ static void acpi_video_device_find_cap(struct acpi_video_device *device)
                 static int count = 0;
                 char *name;
 
+                result = acpi_video_init_brightness(device);
+                if (result)
+                        return;
                 name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "acpi_video%d", count);
                 if (!name)
                         return;
@@ -979,11 +979,6 @@ static void acpi_video_device_find_cap(struct acpi_video_device *device)
                 if (result)
                         printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Create sysfs link\n");
 
-        } else {
-                /* Remove the brightness object. */
-                kfree(device->brightness->levels);
-                kfree(device->brightness);
-                device->brightness = NULL;
         }
 }