diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/hx8357.c b/drivers/video/backlight/hx8357.c
index d7298376cf74d..bf18337ff0c2c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/hx8357.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/hx8357.c
@@ -609,11 +609,13 @@ static int hx8357_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	lcd->im_pins = devm_gpiod_get_array_optional(dev, "im", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
 	if (IS_ERR(lcd->im_pins))
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(lcd->im_pins), "failed to request im GPIOs\n");
-	if (lcd->im_pins->ndescs < HX8357_NUM_IM_PINS)
-		return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL, "not enough im GPIOs\n");
+	if (lcd->im_pins) {
+		if (lcd->im_pins->ndescs < HX8357_NUM_IM_PINS)
+			return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL, "not enough im GPIOs\n");
 
-	for (i = 0; i < HX8357_NUM_IM_PINS; i++)
-		gpiod_set_consumer_name(lcd->im_pins->desc[i], "im_pins");
+		for (i = 0; i < HX8357_NUM_IM_PINS; i++)
+			gpiod_set_consumer_name(lcd->im_pins->desc[i], "im_pins");
+	}
 
 	lcdev = devm_lcd_device_register(&spi->dev, "mxsfb", &spi->dev, lcd,
 					&hx8357_ops);