diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/arcxcnn_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/arcxcnn_bl.c
index 555b036643fbc..e610d7a1d13df 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/arcxcnn_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/arcxcnn_bl.c
@@ -130,12 +130,9 @@ static int arcxcnn_set_brightness(struct arcxcnn *lp, u32 brightness)
 static int arcxcnn_bl_update_status(struct backlight_device *bl)
 {
 	struct arcxcnn *lp = bl_get_data(bl);
-	u32 brightness = bl->props.brightness;
+	u32 brightness = backlight_get_brightness(bl);
 	int ret;
 
-	if (bl->props.state & (BL_CORE_SUSPENDED | BL_CORE_FBBLANK))
-		brightness = 0;
-
 	ret = arcxcnn_set_brightness(lp, brightness);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;