diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/platform_lcd.c b/drivers/video/backlight/platform_lcd.c
index 29d7121e32759a693e625853b9453f24814ef851..738694d23889069805a752f1be14ba9b3d102ece 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/platform_lcd.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/platform_lcd.c
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ static int __devinit platform_lcd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, plcd);
+	platform_lcd_set_power(plcd->lcd, FB_BLANK_NORMAL);
+
 	return 0;
 
  err_mem: