diff --git a/drivers/video/bf537-lq035.c b/drivers/video/bf537-lq035.c
index 47c21fb2c82f..bea53c1a4950 100644
--- a/drivers/video/bf537-lq035.c
+++ b/drivers/video/bf537-lq035.c
@@ -789,6 +789,7 @@ static int __devinit bfin_lq035_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	i2c_add_driver(&ad5280_driver);
 
 	memset(&props, 0, sizeof(props));
+	props.type = BACKLIGHT_RAW;
 	props.max_brightness = MAX_BRIGHENESS;
 	bl_dev = backlight_device_register("bf537-bl", NULL, NULL,
 					   &bfin_lq035fb_bl_ops, &props);