diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_backlight.c b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_backlight.c
index 5bd2a8c4bbd6..08d16917eb60 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_backlight.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/hid.h>
 
-#include <linux/fb.h>
 #include <linux/backlight.h>
 
 #include "hid-picolcd.h"
@@ -39,15 +38,9 @@ static int picolcd_set_brightness(struct backlight_device *bdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int picolcd_check_bl_fb(struct backlight_device *bdev, struct fb_info *fb)
-{
-	return fb && fb == picolcd_fbinfo((struct picolcd_data *)bl_get_data(bdev));
-}
-
 static const struct backlight_ops picolcd_blops = {
 	.update_status  = picolcd_set_brightness,
 	.get_brightness = picolcd_get_brightness,
-	.check_fb       = picolcd_check_bl_fb,
 };
 
 int picolcd_init_backlight(struct picolcd_data *data, struct hid_report *report)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_fb.c b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_fb.c
index d7dddd99d325..750206f5fc67 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_fb.c
@@ -493,6 +493,12 @@ int picolcd_init_framebuffer(struct picolcd_data *data)
 	info->fix = picolcdfb_fix;
 	info->fix.smem_len   = PICOLCDFB_SIZE*8;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FB_BACKLIGHT
+#ifdef CONFIG_HID_PICOLCD_BACKLIGHT
+	info->bl_dev = data->backlight;
+#endif
+#endif
+
 	fbdata = info->par;
 	spin_lock_init(&fbdata->lock);
 	fbdata->picolcd = data;