diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c
index 9523411cddd8c4c39f1653c4d49fc5137cdab4b4..2db3b792aca6358f9e69330a59a4e605ac96bdee 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c
@@ -433,6 +433,8 @@ static void ext_pwm_disable_backlight(const struct drm_connector_state *old_conn
 	struct intel_connector *connector = to_intel_connector(old_conn_state->connector);
 	struct intel_panel *panel = &connector->panel;
 
+	intel_backlight_set_pwm_level(old_conn_state, level);
+
 	panel->backlight.pwm_state.enabled = false;
 	pwm_apply_state(panel->backlight.pwm, &panel->backlight.pwm_state);
 }