diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
index d4dd248ac9a8..3b1c5d783ee7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
@@ -1737,6 +1737,8 @@ cnp_setup_backlight(struct intel_connector *connector, enum pipe unused)
 	if (!panel->backlight.max)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	panel->backlight.min = get_backlight_min_vbt(connector);
+
 	val = bxt_get_backlight(connector);
 	val = intel_panel_compute_brightness(connector, val);
 	panel->backlight.level = clamp(val, panel->backlight.min,