diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/amba-clcd.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/amba-clcd.c
index c3d55fc6c4e0..b7682de412d8 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/amba-clcd.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/amba-clcd.c
@@ -602,20 +602,17 @@ static int clcdfb_snprintf_mode(char *buf, int size, struct fb_videomode *mode)
 			mode->refresh);
 }
 
-static int clcdfb_of_get_backlight(struct device_node *panel,
+static int clcdfb_of_get_backlight(struct device *dev,
 				   struct clcd_panel *clcd_panel)
 {
-	struct device_node *backlight;
+	struct backlight_device *backlight;
 
-	/* Look up the optional backlight phandle */
-	backlight = of_parse_phandle(panel, "backlight", 0);
-	if (backlight) {
-		clcd_panel->backlight = of_find_backlight_by_node(backlight);
-		of_node_put(backlight);
+	/* Look up the optional backlight device */
+	backlight = devm_of_find_backlight(dev);
+	if (IS_ERR(backlight))
+		return PTR_ERR(backlight);
 
-		if (!clcd_panel->backlight)
-			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
-	}
+	clcd_panel->backlight = backlight;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -717,7 +714,7 @@ static int clcdfb_of_init_display(struct clcd_fb *fb)
 	if (!panel)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	err = clcdfb_of_get_backlight(panel, fb->panel);
+	err = clcdfb_of_get_backlight(&fb->dev->dev, fb->panel);
 	if (err)
 		return err;