diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index c01b97b93b6c..df8396abe295 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: a929aae0e0a91d89b60774316ede6c1e2e10dc4e
+refs/heads/master: b7670ed6509f322713bbd96eed0301c322f2ae02
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-wmi.c b/trunk/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-wmi.c
index b227eb469f49..9dc50fbf3d0b 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-wmi.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/platform/x86/eeepc-wmi.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static int eeepc_wmi_backlight_notify(struct eeepc_wmi *eeepc, int code)
 {
 	struct backlight_device *bd = eeepc->backlight_device;
 	int old = bd->props.brightness;
-	int new;
+	int new = old;
 
 	if (code >= NOTIFY_BRNUP_MIN && code <= NOTIFY_BRNUP_MAX)
 		new = code - NOTIFY_BRNUP_MIN + 1;