diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
index 6a54f1cfa12579421811f98d259967dfec580982..5ae521d1b74be6a0f3b818e9f4087a6342620fb3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -4986,6 +4986,7 @@ amdgpu_dm_register_backlight_device(struct amdgpu_dm_connector *aconnector)
 	dm->backlight_dev[aconnector->bl_idx] =
 		backlight_device_register(bl_name, aconnector->base.kdev, dm,
 					  &amdgpu_dm_backlight_ops, &props);
+	dm->brightness[aconnector->bl_idx] = props.brightness;
 
 	if (IS_ERR(dm->backlight_dev[aconnector->bl_idx])) {
 		DRM_ERROR("DM: Backlight registration failed!\n");
@@ -5053,7 +5054,6 @@ static void setup_backlight_device(struct amdgpu_display_manager *dm,
 	aconnector->bl_idx = bl_idx;
 
 	amdgpu_dm_update_backlight_caps(dm, bl_idx);
-	dm->brightness[bl_idx] = AMDGPU_MAX_BL_LEVEL;
 	dm->backlight_link[bl_idx] = link;
 	dm->num_of_edps++;