diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video.c b/drivers/acpi/video.c
index 101fb090dcb9d59632979db199483d4d46babc57..fb9ffe9adc645601361092c7252778a1aacf2e43 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/video.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/video.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ module_param(allow_duplicates, bool, 0644);
  * For Windows 8 systems: used to decide if video module
  * should skip registering backlight interface of its own.
  */
-static int use_native_backlight_param = -1;
+static int use_native_backlight_param = 1;
 module_param_named(use_native_backlight, use_native_backlight_param, int, 0444);
 static bool use_native_backlight_dmi = false;