struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(connector->base.dev);
        struct intel_panel *panel = &connector->panel;
        enum pipe pipe = intel_get_pipe_from_connector(connector);
-       enum transcoder cpu_transcoder =
-               intel_pipe_to_cpu_transcoder(dev_priv, pipe);
+       enum transcoder cpu_transcoder;
        u32 cpu_ctl2, pch_ctl1, pch_ctl2;
 
+       if (!WARN_ON_ONCE(pipe == INVALID_PIPE))
+               cpu_transcoder = intel_pipe_to_cpu_transcoder(dev_priv, pipe);
+       else
+               cpu_transcoder = TRANSCODER_EDP;
+
        cpu_ctl2 = I915_READ(BLC_PWM_CPU_CTL2);
        if (cpu_ctl2 & BLM_PWM_ENABLE) {
                DRM_DEBUG_KMS("cpu backlight already enabled\n");
        enum pipe pipe = intel_get_pipe_from_connector(connector);
        u32 ctl, ctl2, freq;
 
+       if (WARN_ON_ONCE(pipe == INVALID_PIPE))
+               pipe = PIPE_A;
+
        ctl2 = I915_READ(BLC_PWM_CTL2);
        if (ctl2 & BLM_PWM_ENABLE) {
                DRM_DEBUG_KMS("backlight already enabled\n");
        enum pipe pipe = intel_get_pipe_from_connector(connector);
        u32 pwm_ctl, val;
 
+       if (WARN_ON_ONCE(pipe == INVALID_PIPE))
+               pipe = PIPE_A;
+
        /* Controller 1 uses the utility pin. */
        if (panel->backlight.controller == 1) {
                val = I915_READ(UTIL_PIN_CTL);
        if (!panel->backlight.present)
                return;
 
-       DRM_DEBUG_KMS("pipe %c\n", pipe_name(pipe));
+       if (!WARN_ON_ONCE(pipe == INVALID_PIPE))
+               DRM_DEBUG_KMS("pipe %c\n", pipe_name(pipe));
 
        mutex_lock(&dev_priv->backlight_lock);