diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_encoders.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_encoders.c
index 65adb9c723772d9f0011573d320182823b18d37a..933fd1bc849bb7e934be6a9cd6d8216c1a15f110 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_encoders.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_encoders.c
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ void radeon_atom_backlight_init(struct radeon_encoder *radeon_encoder,
 	backlight_update_status(bd);
 
 	DRM_INFO("radeon atom DIG backlight initialized\n");
+	rdev->mode_info.bl_encoder = radeon_encoder;
 
 	return;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_encoders.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_encoders.c
index ef99917f000d96a7dcf3fc88f089bdf08e0afc28..c6ee80216cf4a71f510bf239fc4fdf6f67235f48 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_encoders.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_encoders.c
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ static void radeon_encoder_add_backlight(struct radeon_encoder *radeon_encoder,
 			radeon_atom_backlight_init(radeon_encoder, connector);
 		else
 			radeon_legacy_backlight_init(radeon_encoder, connector);
-		rdev->mode_info.bl_encoder = radeon_encoder;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c
index 45715307db7177a9af7393a697d255c8ed277344..30de43366eae806d0afd45192ce9da032c08490c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ void radeon_legacy_backlight_init(struct radeon_encoder *radeon_encoder,
 	backlight_update_status(bd);
 
 	DRM_INFO("radeon legacy LVDS backlight initialized\n");
+	rdev->mode_info.bl_encoder = radeon_encoder;
 
 	return;