diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
index 62b98bffc158c452e5a063e014f78e5b7c497cf7..07de8db145812c68a6cf386ef68ff10c2251f9b7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c
@@ -339,6 +339,15 @@ static struct davinci_mmc_config da850_mmc_config = {
 	.version	= MMC_CTLR_VERSION_2,
 };
 
+static void da850_panel_power_ctrl(int val)
+{
+	/* lcd backlight */
+	gpio_set_value(DA850_LCD_BL_PIN, val);
+
+	/* lcd power */
+	gpio_set_value(DA850_LCD_PWR_PIN, val);
+}
+
 static int da850_lcd_hw_init(void)
 {
 	int status;
@@ -356,17 +365,11 @@ static int da850_lcd_hw_init(void)
 	gpio_direction_output(DA850_LCD_BL_PIN, 0);
 	gpio_direction_output(DA850_LCD_PWR_PIN, 0);
 
-	/* disable lcd backlight */
-	gpio_set_value(DA850_LCD_BL_PIN, 0);
-
-	/* disable lcd power */
-	gpio_set_value(DA850_LCD_PWR_PIN, 0);
-
-	/* enable lcd power */
-	gpio_set_value(DA850_LCD_PWR_PIN, 1);
+	/* Switch off panel power and backlight */
+	da850_panel_power_ctrl(0);
 
-	/* enable lcd backlight */
-	gpio_set_value(DA850_LCD_BL_PIN, 1);
+	/* Switch on panel power and backlight */
+	da850_panel_power_ctrl(1);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -674,6 +677,7 @@ static __init void da850_evm_init(void)
 		pr_warning("da850_evm_init: lcd initialization failed: %d\n",
 				ret);
 
+	sharp_lk043t1dg01_pdata.panel_power_ctrl = da850_panel_power_ctrl,
 	ret = da8xx_register_lcdc(&sharp_lk043t1dg01_pdata);
 	if (ret)
 		pr_warning("da850_evm_init: lcdc registration failed: %d\n",