struct as3711_bl_data *data = bl_get_data(bl);
        struct as3711_bl_supply *supply = to_supply(data);
        struct as3711 *as3711 = supply->as3711;
-       int brightness = bl->props.brightness;
+       int brightness;
        int ret = 0;
 
-       dev_dbg(&bl->dev, "%s(): brightness %u, pwr %x, blank %x, state %x\n",
-               __func__, bl->props.brightness, bl->props.power,
-               bl->props.fb_blank, bl->props.state);
-
-       if (bl->props.power != FB_BLANK_UNBLANK ||
-           bl->props.fb_blank != FB_BLANK_UNBLANK ||
-           bl->props.state & (BL_CORE_SUSPENDED | BL_CORE_FBBLANK))
-               brightness = 0;
+       brightness = backlight_get_brightness(bl);
 
        if (data->type == AS3711_BL_SU1) {
                ret = as3711_set_brightness_v(as3711, brightness,