diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
index eced70e..2d934b5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
@@ -1296,6 +1296,9 @@ int radeon_resume_kms(struct drm_device *dev)
 		if (rdev->mode_info.bl_encoder) {
 			u8 bl_level = radeon_get_backlight_level(rdev,
 								 rdev->mode_info.bl_encoder);
+			DRM_INFO("bl_level: 0x%x\n", bl_level);
+			if (bl_level == 0)
+				bl_level = RADEON_MAX_BL_LEVEL;
 			radeon_set_backlight_level(rdev, rdev->mode_info.bl_encoder,
 						   bl_level);
 		}