diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/opregion.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/opregion.c
index 4f186eca3a3039dc804775a80e55f461c2ff7792..c430bd424681c0b28625972a796aeb96b0524423 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/opregion.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/opregion.c
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ struct opregion_asle {
 
 #define ASLE_CBLV_VALID         (1<<31)
 
+static struct psb_intel_opregion *system_opregion;
+
 static u32 asle_set_backlight(struct drm_device *dev, u32 bclp)
 {
 	struct drm_psb_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ void psb_intel_opregion_enable_asle(struct drm_device *dev)
 	struct drm_psb_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct opregion_asle *asle = dev_priv->opregion.asle;
 
-	if (asle) {
+	if (asle && system_opregion ) {
 		/* Don't do this on Medfield or other non PC like devices, they
 		   use the bit for something different altogether */
 		psb_enable_pipestat(dev_priv, 0, PIPE_LEGACY_BLC_EVENT_ENABLE);
@@ -221,7 +223,6 @@ void psb_intel_opregion_enable_asle(struct drm_device *dev)
 #define ACPI_EV_LID            (1<<1)
 #define ACPI_EV_DOCK           (1<<2)
 
-static struct psb_intel_opregion *system_opregion;
 
 static int psb_intel_opregion_video_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
 					  unsigned long val, void *data)
@@ -266,9 +267,6 @@ void psb_intel_opregion_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 		system_opregion = opregion;
 		register_acpi_notifier(&psb_intel_opregion_notifier);
 	}
-
-	if (opregion->asle)
-		psb_intel_opregion_enable_asle(dev);
 }
 
 void psb_intel_opregion_fini(struct drm_device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/opregion.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/opregion.h
index 72dc6b9212656d67a4356149aede32c5691d4e60..4a90f8b0e16cb122ac0ebd62c6b8ddfcd9df9783 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/opregion.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/opregion.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ extern void psb_intel_opregion_asle_intr(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void psb_intel_opregion_init(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void psb_intel_opregion_fini(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern int psb_intel_opregion_setup(struct drm_device *dev);
+extern void psb_intel_opregion_enable_asle(struct drm_device *dev);
 
 #else
 
@@ -46,4 +47,8 @@ extern inline int psb_intel_opregion_setup(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+
+extern inline void psb_intel_opregion_enable_asle(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c
index caba6e08693cb83119f3f22e32ba8f14e1b4fbdd..a8858a907f47b8ce2944157bbbd6fb1d3b562a10 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ static int psb_driver_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long chipset)
 
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
+	psb_intel_opregion_enable_asle(dev);
 #if 0
 	/*enable runtime pm at last*/
 	pm_runtime_enable(&dev->pdev->dev);