nv50_sor_atomic_disable(struct drm_encoder *encoder, struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 {
        struct nouveau_encoder *nv_encoder = nouveau_encoder(encoder);
-       struct nouveau_drm *drm = nouveau_drm(nv_encoder->base.base.dev);
        struct nouveau_crtc *nv_crtc = nouveau_crtc(nv_encoder->crtc);
        struct nouveau_connector *nv_connector = nv50_outp_get_old_connector(state, nv_encoder);
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU_BACKLIGHT
+       struct nouveau_drm *drm = nouveau_drm(nv_encoder->base.base.dev);
        struct nouveau_backlight *backlight = nv_connector->backlight;
+#endif
        struct drm_dp_aux *aux = &nv_connector->aux;
        int ret;
        u8 pwr;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU_BACKLIGHT
        if (backlight && backlight->uses_dpcd) {
                ret = drm_edp_backlight_disable(aux, &backlight->edp_info);
                if (ret < 0)
                        NV_ERROR(drm, "Failed to disable backlight on [CONNECTOR:%d:%s]: %d\n",
                                 nv_connector->base.base.id, nv_connector->base.name, ret);
        }
+#endif
 
        if (nv_encoder->dcb->type == DCB_OUTPUT_DP) {
-               int ret = drm_dp_dpcd_readb(aux, DP_SET_POWER, &pwr);
+               ret = drm_dp_dpcd_readb(aux, DP_SET_POWER, &pwr);
 
                if (ret == 0) {
                        pwr &= ~DP_SET_POWER_MASK;