diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/atombios_encoders.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/atombios_encoders.c
index cd6edc40c9cd0c3dc2f09e96a2207f35e8b53d28..1e0bba29e16796f97c8eee38fc9d3100c405f6bc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/atombios_encoders.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/atombios_encoders.c
@@ -1279,8 +1279,7 @@ amdgpu_atombios_encoder_setup_dig(struct drm_encoder *encoder, int action)
 			amdgpu_atombios_encoder_setup_dig_encoder(encoder, ATOM_ENCODER_CMD_DP_VIDEO_ON, 0);
 		}
 		if (amdgpu_encoder->devices & (ATOM_DEVICE_LCD_SUPPORT))
-			amdgpu_atombios_encoder_setup_dig_transmitter(encoder,
-							       ATOM_TRANSMITTER_ACTION_LCD_BLON, 0, 0);
+			amdgpu_atombios_encoder_set_backlight_level(amdgpu_encoder, dig->backlight_level);
 		if (ext_encoder)
 			amdgpu_atombios_encoder_setup_external_encoder(encoder, ext_encoder, ATOM_ENABLE);
 	} else {