diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 989070871d2a..0ff8d100f9db 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 5aa63f038f042fd1acd6e720a95df72857db0bc7
+refs/heads/master: c35d4b3532ed3e2076fb14c25385cf6cef41cc69
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c b/trunk/drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c
index 3541ca097d09..d93cff656c99 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ static int sony_nc_resume(struct acpi_device *device)
 
 	/* set the last requested brightness level */
 	if (sony_backlight_device &&
-			!sony_backlight_update_status(sony_backlight_device))
+			sony_backlight_update_status(sony_backlight_device) < 0)
 		printk(KERN_WARNING DRV_PFX "unable to restore brightness level\n");
 
 	return 0;