diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c b/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
index 3e827e04a2aab4de2c3081486ff07ef89dbecea0..106d428b72c90dcd57b6fca1aa418a3ed8b40016 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
@@ -1800,6 +1800,9 @@ static struct backlight_properties aty128_bl_data = {
 
 static void aty128_bl_set_power(struct fb_info *info, int power)
 {
+	if (info->bl_dev == NULL)
+		return;
+
 	mutex_lock(&info->bl_mutex);
 	up(&info->bl_dev->sem);
 	info->bl_dev->props->power = power;
@@ -1828,7 +1831,7 @@ static void aty128_bl_init(struct aty128fb_par *par)
 	bd = backlight_device_register(name, par, &aty128_bl_data);
 	if (IS_ERR(bd)) {
 		info->bl_dev = NULL;
-		printk("aty128: Backlight registration failed\n");
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "aty128: Backlight registration failed\n");
 		goto error;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c b/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
index 053ff63365b76662ba092608cb3a145af6b2c42c..510e4ea296ed14b8fa180dd1db62b53d2010d65b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
@@ -2199,6 +2199,9 @@ static struct backlight_properties aty_bl_data = {
 
 static void aty_bl_set_power(struct fb_info *info, int power)
 {
+	if (info->bl_dev == NULL)
+		return;
+
 	mutex_lock(&info->bl_mutex);
 	up(&info->bl_dev->sem);
 	info->bl_dev->props->power = power;
@@ -2223,7 +2226,7 @@ static void aty_bl_init(struct atyfb_par *par)
 	bd = backlight_device_register(name, par, &aty_bl_data);
 	if (IS_ERR(bd)) {
 		info->bl_dev = NULL;
-		printk("aty: Backlight registration failed\n");
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "aty: Backlight registration failed\n");
 		goto error;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/nvidia/nv_backlight.c b/drivers/video/nvidia/nv_backlight.c
index b45f577094ac8bbf189c3ec2b4e8b83ad1f3c322..14c37c42191cec4652f2bef39e4804692d867f0c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/nvidia/nv_backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/video/nvidia/nv_backlight.c
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ static struct backlight_properties nvidia_bl_data = {
 
 void nvidia_bl_set_power(struct fb_info *info, int power)
 {
+	if (info->bl_dev == NULL)
+		return;
 	mutex_lock(&info->bl_mutex);
 	up(&info->bl_dev->sem);
 	info->bl_dev->props->power = power;
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ void nvidia_bl_init(struct nvidia_par *par)
 	bd = backlight_device_register(name, par, &nvidia_bl_data);
 	if (IS_ERR(bd)) {
 		info->bl_dev = NULL;
-		printk("nvidia: Backlight registration failed\n");
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "nvidia: Backlight registration failed\n");
 		goto error;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/riva/fbdev.c b/drivers/video/riva/fbdev.c
index 76fc9d355eb7171620e42b93ccfcd8e6b5cef22e..90363943bd57654f3602342be72b9deb88c0198d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/riva/fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/video/riva/fbdev.c
@@ -354,6 +354,9 @@ static struct backlight_properties riva_bl_data = {
 
 static void riva_bl_set_power(struct fb_info *info, int power)
 {
+	if (info->bl_dev == NULL)
+		return;
+
 	mutex_lock(&info->bl_mutex);
 	up(&info->bl_dev->sem);
 	info->bl_dev->props->power = power;
@@ -382,7 +385,7 @@ static void riva_bl_init(struct riva_par *par)
 	bd = backlight_device_register(name, par, &riva_bl_data);
 	if (IS_ERR(bd)) {
 		info->bl_dev = NULL;
-		printk("riva: Backlight registration failed\n");
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "riva: Backlight registration failed\n");
 		goto error;
 	}