diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/opregion.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/opregion.c
index ab696ca7eeec..eab6d889bde9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/opregion.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/opregion.c
@@ -163,10 +163,7 @@ static u32 asle_set_backlight(struct drm_device *dev, u32 bclp)
 	if (bclp > 255)
 		return ASLE_BACKLIGHT_FAILED;
 
-	if (config_enabled(CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE)) {
-		int max = bd->props.max_brightness;
-		gma_backlight_set(dev, bclp * max / 255);
-	}
+	gma_backlight_set(dev, bclp * bd->props.max_brightness / 255);
 
 	asle->cblv = (bclp * 0x64) / 0xff | ASLE_CBLV_VALID;