#define LM3530_DEF_ZT_3                        (0x33)
 #define LM3530_DEF_ZT_4                        (0x19)
 
+/* 7 bits are used for the brightness : LM3530_BRT_CTRL_REG */
+#define MAX_BRIGHTNESS                 (127)
+
 struct lm3530_mode_map {
        const char *mode;
        enum lm3530_mode mode_val;
        else
                brightness = drvdata->brightness = pltfm->brt_val;
 
+       if (brightness > drvdata->led_dev.max_brightness)
+               brightness = drvdata->led_dev.max_brightness;
+
        reg_val[0] = gen_config;        /* LM3530_GEN_CONFIG */
        reg_val[1] = als_config;        /* LM3530_ALS_CONFIG */
        reg_val[2] = brt_ramp;          /* LM3530_BRT_RAMP_RATE */
 
                /* set the brightness in brightness control register*/
                err = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(drvdata->client,
-                               LM3530_BRT_CTRL_REG, brt_val / 2);
+                               LM3530_BRT_CTRL_REG, brt_val);
                if (err)
                        dev_err(&drvdata->client->dev,
                                "Unable to set brightness: %d\n", err);
                else
-                       drvdata->brightness = brt_val / 2;
+                       drvdata->brightness = brt_val;
 
                if (brt_val == 0) {
                        err = regulator_disable(drvdata->regulator);
        drvdata->enable = false;
        drvdata->led_dev.name = LM3530_LED_DEV;
        drvdata->led_dev.brightness_set = lm3530_brightness_set;
+       drvdata->led_dev.max_brightness = MAX_BRIGHTNESS;
 
        i2c_set_clientdata(client, drvdata);