diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/88pm860x_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/88pm860x_bl.c
index a1376dc73d7..b6ea65f83eb 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/88pm860x_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/88pm860x_bl.c
@@ -67,6 +67,28 @@ static inline int wled_idc(int port)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int backlight_power_set(struct pm860x_chip *chip, int port,
+		int on)
+{
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	switch (port) {
+	case PM8606_BACKLIGHT1:
+		ret = on ? pm8606_osc_enable(chip, WLED1_DUTY) :
+			pm8606_osc_disable(chip, WLED1_DUTY);
+		break;
+	case PM8606_BACKLIGHT2:
+		ret = on ? pm8606_osc_enable(chip, WLED2_DUTY) :
+			pm8606_osc_disable(chip, WLED2_DUTY);
+		break;
+	case PM8606_BACKLIGHT3:
+		ret = on ? pm8606_osc_enable(chip, WLED3_DUTY) :
+			pm8606_osc_disable(chip, WLED3_DUTY);
+		break;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int pm860x_backlight_set(struct backlight_device *bl, int brightness)
 {
 	struct pm860x_backlight_data *data = bl_get_data(bl);
@@ -79,6 +101,9 @@ static int pm860x_backlight_set(struct backlight_device *bl, int brightness)
 	else
 		value = brightness;
 
+	if (brightness)
+		backlight_power_set(chip, data->port, 1);
+
 	ret = pm860x_reg_write(data->i2c, wled_a(data->port), value);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
@@ -115,6 +140,9 @@ static int pm860x_backlight_set(struct backlight_device *bl, int brightness)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 
+	if (brightness == 0)
+		backlight_power_set(chip, data->port, 0);
+
 	dev_dbg(chip->dev, "set brightness %d\n", value);
 	data->current_brightness = value;
 	return 0;
@@ -170,7 +198,6 @@ static int pm860x_backlight_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct backlight_device *bl;
 	struct resource *res;
 	struct backlight_properties props;
-	unsigned char value;
 	char name[MFD_NAME_SIZE];
 	int ret;
 
@@ -218,26 +245,6 @@ static int pm860x_backlight_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, bl);
 
-	/* Enable reference VSYS */
-	ret = pm860x_reg_read(data->i2c, PM8606_VSYS);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out;
-	if ((ret & PM8606_VSYS_EN) == 0) {
-		value = ret | PM8606_VSYS_EN;
-		ret = pm860x_reg_write(data->i2c, PM8606_VSYS, value);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto out;
-	}
-	/* Enable reference OSC */
-	ret = pm860x_reg_read(data->i2c, PM8606_MISC);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out;
-	if ((ret & PM8606_MISC_OSC_EN) == 0) {
-		value = ret | PM8606_MISC_OSC_EN;
-		ret = pm860x_reg_write(data->i2c, PM8606_MISC, value);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto out;
-	}
 	/* read current backlight */
 	ret = pm860x_backlight_get_brightness(bl);
 	if (ret < 0)