diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/magician.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/magician.c
index 9ca16ec48f64b368787cff46e703ffc646ee8a95..efb3a92ff83bdbb933151ac31aee408eb72c0ea1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/magician.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/magician.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ static struct gpio_led gpio_leds[] = {
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "magician::phone_bl",
-		.default_trigger = "none",
+		.default_trigger = "backlight",
 		.gpio = GPIO103_MAGICIAN_LED_KP,
 	},
 };