diff --git a/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c b/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c
index 06f07e19dc70748173c373a6dacc07cc25a72935..7bcb81002dcfe32dac89391d975ecc03b5d1a8e9 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c
@@ -1038,7 +1038,11 @@ static int sony_nc_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 		goto outinput;
 	}
 
-	if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(sony_nc_acpi_handle, "GBRT", &handle))) {
+	if (!acpi_video_backlight_support()) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO DRV_PFX "Sony: Brightness ignored, must be "
+		       "controlled by ACPI video driver\n");
+	} else if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(sony_nc_acpi_handle, "GBRT",
+						&handle))) {
 		sony_backlight_device = backlight_device_register("sony", NULL,
 								  NULL,
 								  &sony_backlight_ops);