diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/atyfb_base.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/atyfb_base.c
index a6dd1cd2712535136fe4ad2a5e0d4606f08e11a0..210fd3ac18a4802b356c6fd2282fee48e45fd871 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/atyfb_base.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/atyfb_base.c
@@ -2272,7 +2272,7 @@ static void aty_bl_init(struct atyfb_par *par)
 			    0xFF * FB_BACKLIGHT_MAX / MAX_LEVEL);
 
 	bd->props.brightness = bd->props.max_brightness;
-	bd->props.power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
+	bd->props.power = BACKLIGHT_POWER_ON;
 	backlight_update_status(bd);
 
 	printk("aty: Backlight initialized (%s)\n", name);