if (!ctx->enabled)
                return 0; /* This is not an issue so we return 0 here */
 
-       /* Power off the backlight. Note: end-user still controls brightness */
-       ctx->bl_dev->props.power = FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN;
-       ret = backlight_update_status(ctx->bl_dev);
-       if (ret)
-               return ret;
+       backlight_disable(ctx->bl_dev);
 
        ret = mipi_dsi_dcs_set_display_off(dsi);
        if (ret)
        if (ctx->enabled)
                return 0;
 
-       /*
-        * Power on the backlight. Note: end-user still controls brightness
-        * Note: ctx->prepared must be true before updating the backlight.
-        */
-       ctx->bl_dev->props.power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
-       backlight_update_status(ctx->bl_dev);
+       backlight_enable(ctx->bl_dev);
 
        ctx->enabled = true;
 
        ctx->panel.dev = dev;
        ctx->panel.funcs = &otm8009a_drm_funcs;
 
-       ctx->bl_dev = backlight_device_register(dev_name(dev), dev, ctx,
-                                               &otm8009a_backlight_ops, NULL);
+       ctx->bl_dev = devm_backlight_device_register(dev, dev_name(dev),
+                                                    dsi->host->dev, ctx,
+                                                    &otm8009a_backlight_ops,
+                                                    NULL);
        if (IS_ERR(ctx->bl_dev)) {
-               dev_err(dev, "failed to register backlight device\n");
-               return PTR_ERR(ctx->bl_dev);
+               ret = PTR_ERR(ctx->bl_dev);
+               dev_err(dev, "failed to register backlight: %d\n", ret);
+               return ret;
        }
 
        ctx->bl_dev->props.max_brightness = OTM8009A_BACKLIGHT_MAX;
        mipi_dsi_detach(dsi);
        drm_panel_remove(&ctx->panel);
 
-       backlight_device_unregister(ctx->bl_dev);
-
        return 0;
 }