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diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/Kconfig b/drivers/video/backlight/Kconfig
index 9609a6c676be..924e2551044a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/Kconfig
@@ -50,6 +50,19 @@ config BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
           To have support for your specific LCD panel you will have to
           select the proper drivers which depend on this option.
 
+config BACKLIGHT_ATMEL_LCDC
+        bool "Atmel LCDC Contrast-as-Backlight control"
+        depends on BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE && FB_ATMEL
+        default y if MACH_SAM9261EK || MACH_SAM9263EK
+        help
+          This provides a backlight control internal to the Atmel LCDC
+          driver.  If the LCD "contrast control" on your board is wired
+          so it controls the backlight brightness, select this option to
+          export this as a PWM-based backlight control.
+
+          If in doubt, it's safe to enable this option; it doesn't kick
+          in unless the board's description says it's wired that way.
+
 config BACKLIGHT_CORGI
         tristate "Generic (aka Sharp Corgi) Backlight Driver"
         depends on BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE