diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c
index ba75701986e5..d0dce734b2ed 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c
@@ -1255,10 +1255,15 @@ static ssize_t toshiba_kbd_bl_mode_store(struct device *dev,
 					 const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	struct toshiba_acpi_dev *toshiba = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	int mode = -1;
-	int time = -1;
+	int mode;
+	int time;
+	int ret;
 
-	if (sscanf(buf, "%i", &mode) != 1 && (mode != 2 || mode != 1))
+
+	ret = kstrtoint(buf, 0, &mode);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	if (mode != SCI_KBD_MODE_FNZ && mode != SCI_KBD_MODE_AUTO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Set the Keyboard Backlight Mode where:
@@ -1266,11 +1271,12 @@ static ssize_t toshiba_kbd_bl_mode_store(struct device *dev,
 	 *	Auto - KBD backlight turns off automatically in given time
 	 *	FN-Z - KBD backlight "toggles" when hotkey pressed
 	 */
-	if (mode != -1 && toshiba->kbd_mode != mode) {
+	if (toshiba->kbd_mode != mode) {
 		time = toshiba->kbd_time << HCI_MISC_SHIFT;
 		time = time + toshiba->kbd_mode;
-		if (toshiba_kbd_illum_status_set(toshiba, time) < 0)
-			return -EIO;
+		ret = toshiba_kbd_illum_status_set(toshiba, time);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 		toshiba->kbd_mode = mode;
 	}