diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-nb-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-nb-wmi.c
index b6f2ff95c3ed..59f3a37a44d7 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-nb-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-nb-wmi.c
@@ -78,10 +78,12 @@ static bool asus_q500a_i8042_filter(unsigned char data, unsigned char str,
 
 static struct quirk_entry quirk_asus_unknown = {
 	.wapf = 0,
+	.wmi_backlight_set_devstate = true,
 };
 
 static struct quirk_entry quirk_asus_q500a = {
 	.i8042_filter = asus_q500a_i8042_filter,
+	.wmi_backlight_set_devstate = true,
 };
 
 /*
@@ -92,26 +94,32 @@ static struct quirk_entry quirk_asus_q500a = {
 static struct quirk_entry quirk_asus_x55u = {
 	.wapf = 4,
 	.wmi_backlight_power = true,
+	.wmi_backlight_set_devstate = true,
 	.no_display_toggle = true,
 };
 
 static struct quirk_entry quirk_asus_wapf4 = {
 	.wapf = 4,
+	.wmi_backlight_set_devstate = true,
 };
 
 static struct quirk_entry quirk_asus_x200ca = {
 	.wapf = 2,
+	.wmi_backlight_set_devstate = true,
 };
 
 static struct quirk_entry quirk_asus_ux303ub = {
 	.wmi_backlight_native = true,
+	.wmi_backlight_set_devstate = true,
 };
 
 static struct quirk_entry quirk_asus_x550lb = {
+	.wmi_backlight_set_devstate = true,
 	.xusb2pr = 0x01D9,
 };
 
 static struct quirk_entry quirk_asus_forceals = {
+	.wmi_backlight_set_devstate = true,
 	.wmi_force_als_set = true,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
index f94691615881..12462726312c 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
@@ -2159,7 +2159,7 @@ static int asus_wmi_add(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		err = asus_wmi_backlight_init(asus);
 		if (err && err != -ENODEV)
 			goto fail_backlight;
-	} else
+	} else if (asus->driver->quirks->wmi_backlight_set_devstate)
 		err = asus_wmi_set_devstate(ASUS_WMI_DEVID_BACKLIGHT, 2, NULL);
 
 	if (asus_wmi_has_fnlock_key(asus)) {
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.h b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.h
index 6c1311f4b04d..57a79bddb286 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.h
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct quirk_entry {
 	bool store_backlight_power;
 	bool wmi_backlight_power;
 	bool wmi_backlight_native;
+	bool wmi_backlight_set_devstate;
 	bool wmi_force_als_set;
 	int wapf;
 	/*