static int dsicm_probe_of(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
        struct device_node *node = pdev->dev.of_node;
-       struct device_node *backlight;
+       struct backlight_device *backlight;
        struct panel_drv_data *ddata = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
        struct display_timing timing;
        int err;
                ddata->vddi = NULL;
        }
 
-       backlight = of_parse_phandle(node, "backlight", 0);
-       if (backlight) {
-               ddata->extbldev = of_find_backlight_by_node(backlight);
-               of_node_put(backlight);
+       backlight = devm_of_find_backlight(&pdev->dev);
+       if (IS_ERR(backlight))
+               return PTR_ERR(backlight);
 
-               if (!ddata->extbldev)
-                       return -EPROBE_DEFER;
-       } else {
-               /* assume native backlight support */
+       /* If no backlight device is found assume native backlight support */
+       if (backlight)
+               ddata->extbldev = backlight;
+       else
                ddata->use_dsi_backlight = true;
-       }
 
        /* TODO: ulps */