1 files changed, 5 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
index a3730e0289e5..bee8cb6108a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
@@ -321,9 +321,6 @@ void intel_panel_enable_backlight(struct drm_device *dev,
         if (dev_priv->backlight_level == 0)
                 dev_priv->backlight_level = intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev);
 
-        dev_priv->backlight_enabled = true;
-        intel_panel_actually_set_backlight(dev, dev_priv->backlight_level);
-
         if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 4) {
                 uint32_t reg, tmp;
 
@@ -359,12 +356,12 @@ void intel_panel_enable_backlight(struct drm_device *dev,
         }
 
 set_level:
-        /* Check the current backlight level and try to set again if it's zero.
-         * On some machines, BLC_PWM_CPU_CTL is cleared to zero automatically
-         * when BLC_PWM_CPU_CTL2 and BLC_PWM_PCH_CTL1 are written.
+        /* Call below after setting BLC_PWM_CPU_CTL2 and BLC_PWM_PCH_CTL1.
+         * BLC_PWM_CPU_CTL may be cleared to zero automatically when these
+         * registers are set.
          */
-        if (!intel_panel_get_backlight(dev))
-                intel_panel_actually_set_backlight(dev, dev_priv->backlight_level);
+        dev_priv->backlight_enabled = true;
+        intel_panel_actually_set_backlight(dev, dev_priv->backlight_level);
 }
 
 static void intel_panel_init_backlight(struct drm_device *dev)