diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/cr_bllcd.c b/drivers/video/backlight/cr_bllcd.c
index 4624b7b7c6a6..a24d42e1ea3c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/cr_bllcd.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/cr_bllcd.c
@@ -63,22 +63,15 @@ static int cr_backlight_set_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd)
 	u32 addr = gpio_bar + CRVML_PANEL_PORT;
 	u32 cur = inl(addr);
 
-	if (bd->props.power == FB_BLANK_UNBLANK)
-		intensity = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
-	if (bd->props.fb_blank == FB_BLANK_UNBLANK)
-		intensity = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
-	if (bd->props.power == FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN)
-		intensity = FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN;
-	if (bd->props.fb_blank == FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN)
-		intensity = FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN;
-
-	if (intensity == FB_BLANK_UNBLANK) { /* FULL ON */
-		cur &= ~CRVML_BACKLIGHT_OFF;
-		outl(cur, addr);
-	} else if (intensity == FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN) { /* OFF */
+	if (backlight_get_brightness(bd) == 0) {
+		/* OFF */
 		cur |= CRVML_BACKLIGHT_OFF;
 		outl(cur, addr);
-	} /* anything else, don't bother */
+	} else {
+		/* FULL ON */
+		cur &= ~CRVML_BACKLIGHT_OFF;
+		outl(cur, addr);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -90,9 +83,9 @@ static int cr_backlight_get_intensity(struct backlight_device *bd)
 	u8 intensity;
 
 	if (cur & CRVML_BACKLIGHT_OFF)
-		intensity = FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN;
+		intensity = 0;
 	else
-		intensity = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
+		intensity = 1;
 
 	return intensity;
 }