diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/Kconfig
index 85a78ef91182..309236cecd5a 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/Kconfig
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ config DELL_SMO8800
 config DELL_UART_BACKLIGHT
 	tristate "Dell AIO UART Backlight driver"
 	depends on ACPI
+	depends on ACPI_VIDEO
 	depends on BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
 	depends on SERIAL_DEV_BUS
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-uart-backlight.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-uart-backlight.c
index 87d2a20b4cb3..3995f90add45 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-uart-backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-uart-backlight.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <acpi/video.h>
 #include "../serdev_helpers.h"
 
 /* The backlight controller must respond within 1 second */
@@ -332,10 +333,17 @@ struct serdev_device_driver dell_uart_bl_serdev_driver = {
 
 static int dell_uart_bl_pdev_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	enum acpi_backlight_type bl_type;
 	struct serdev_device *serdev;
 	struct device *ctrl_dev;
 	int ret;
 
+	bl_type = acpi_video_get_backlight_type();
+	if (bl_type != acpi_backlight_dell_uart) {
+		dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "Not loading (ACPI backlight type = %d)\n", bl_type);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	ctrl_dev = get_serdev_controller("DELL0501", NULL, 0, "serial0");
 	if (IS_ERR(ctrl_dev))
 		return PTR_ERR(ctrl_dev);