diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
index de15186..17ddcb0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 /* XXX: query mode clock or hardware clock and program max PWM appropriately
  * when it's 0.
  */
-static u32 i915_read_blc_pwm_ctl(struct drm_device *dev)
+static u32 i915_read_blc_pwm_ctl(struct drm_device *dev, enum pipe pipe)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	u32 val;
@@ -380,11 +380,12 @@
 	return val;
 }
 
-static u32 intel_panel_get_max_backlight(struct drm_device *dev)
+static u32 intel_panel_get_max_backlight(struct drm_device *dev,
+					 enum pipe pipe)
 {
 	u32 max;
 
-	max = i915_read_blc_pwm_ctl(dev);
+	max = i915_read_blc_pwm_ctl(dev, pipe);
 
 	if (HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev)) {
 		max >>= 16;
@@ -410,7 +411,8 @@
 	"to dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org, if your machine needs it. "
 	"It will then be included in an upcoming module version.");
 module_param_named(invert_brightness, i915_panel_invert_brightness, int, 0600);
-static u32 intel_panel_compute_brightness(struct drm_device *dev, u32 val)
+static u32 intel_panel_compute_brightness(struct drm_device *dev,
+					  enum pipe pipe, u32 val)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 
@@ -419,7 +421,7 @@
 
 	if (i915_panel_invert_brightness > 0 ||
 	    dev_priv->quirks & QUIRK_INVERT_BRIGHTNESS) {
-		u32 max = intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev);
+		u32 max = intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev, pipe);
 		if (max)
 			return max - val;
 	}
@@ -427,7 +429,8 @@
 	return val;
 }
 
-static u32 intel_panel_get_backlight(struct drm_device *dev)
+static u32 intel_panel_get_backlight(struct drm_device *dev,
+				     enum pipe pipe)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	u32 val;
@@ -450,7 +453,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	val = intel_panel_compute_brightness(dev, val);
+	val = intel_panel_compute_brightness(dev, pipe, val);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
 
@@ -466,19 +469,19 @@
 }
 
 static void intel_panel_actually_set_backlight(struct drm_device *dev,
-					       u32 level)
+					       enum pipe pipe, u32 level)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	u32 tmp;
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("set backlight PWM = %d\n", level);
-	level = intel_panel_compute_brightness(dev, level);
+	level = intel_panel_compute_brightness(dev, pipe, level);
 
 	if (HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev))
 		return intel_pch_panel_set_backlight(dev, level);
 
 	if (is_backlight_combination_mode(dev)) {
-		u32 max = intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev);
+		u32 max = intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev, pipe);
 		u8 lbpc;
 
 		/* we're screwed, but keep behaviour backwards compatible */
@@ -498,15 +501,21 @@
 }
 
 /* set backlight brightness to level in range [0..max] */
-void intel_panel_set_backlight(struct drm_device *dev, u32 level, u32 max)
+void intel_panel_set_backlight(struct intel_connector *connector, u32 level,
+			       u32 max)
 {
+	struct drm_device *dev = connector->base.dev;
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	enum pipe pipe = intel_get_pipe_from_connector(connector);
 	u32 freq;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	if (pipe == INVALID_PIPE)
+		return;
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
 
-	freq = intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev);
+	freq = intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev, pipe);
 	if (!freq) {
 		/* we are screwed, bail out */
 		goto out;
@@ -523,16 +532,21 @@
 		dev_priv->backlight.device->props.brightness = level;
 
 	if (dev_priv->backlight.enabled)
-		intel_panel_actually_set_backlight(dev, level);
+		intel_panel_actually_set_backlight(dev, pipe, level);
 out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
 }
 
-void intel_panel_disable_backlight(struct drm_device *dev)
+void intel_panel_disable_backlight(struct intel_connector *connector)
 {
+	struct drm_device *dev = connector->base.dev;
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	enum pipe pipe = intel_get_pipe_from_connector(connector);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	if (pipe == INVALID_PIPE)
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Do not disable backlight on the vgaswitcheroo path. When switching
 	 * away from i915, the other client may depend on i915 to handle the
@@ -547,7 +561,7 @@
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
 
 	dev_priv->backlight.enabled = false;
-	intel_panel_actually_set_backlight(dev, 0);
+	intel_panel_actually_set_backlight(dev, pipe, 0);
 
 	if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 4) {
 		uint32_t reg, tmp;
@@ -566,20 +580,25 @@
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
 }
 
-void intel_panel_enable_backlight(struct drm_device *dev,
-				  enum pipe pipe)
+void intel_panel_enable_backlight(struct intel_connector *connector)
 {
+	struct drm_device *dev = connector->base.dev;
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	enum pipe pipe = intel_get_pipe_from_connector(connector);
 	enum transcoder cpu_transcoder =
 		intel_pipe_to_cpu_transcoder(dev_priv, pipe);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	if (pipe == INVALID_PIPE)
+		return;
+
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("pipe %c\n", pipe_name(pipe));
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
 
 	if (dev_priv->backlight.level == 0) {
-		dev_priv->backlight.level = intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev);
+		dev_priv->backlight.level = intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev,
+									  pipe);
 		if (dev_priv->backlight.device)
 			dev_priv->backlight.device->props.brightness =
 				dev_priv->backlight.level;
@@ -629,7 +648,8 @@
 	 * registers are set.
 	 */
 	dev_priv->backlight.enabled = true;
-	intel_panel_actually_set_backlight(dev, dev_priv->backlight.level);
+	intel_panel_actually_set_backlight(dev, pipe,
+					   dev_priv->backlight.level);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
 }
@@ -652,7 +672,7 @@
 
 	intel_panel_init_backlight_regs(dev);
 
-	dev_priv->backlight.level = intel_panel_get_backlight(dev);
+	dev_priv->backlight.level = intel_panel_get_backlight(dev, 0);
 	dev_priv->backlight.enabled = dev_priv->backlight.level != 0;
 }
 
@@ -681,18 +701,31 @@
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE)
 static int intel_panel_update_status(struct backlight_device *bd)
 {
-	struct drm_device *dev = bl_get_data(bd);
+	struct intel_connector *connector = bl_get_data(bd);
+	struct drm_device *dev = connector->base.dev;
+
+	mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("updating intel_backlight, brightness=%d/%d\n",
 		      bd->props.brightness, bd->props.max_brightness);
-	intel_panel_set_backlight(dev, bd->props.brightness,
+	intel_panel_set_backlight(connector, bd->props.brightness,
 				  bd->props.max_brightness);
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int intel_panel_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
 {
-	struct drm_device *dev = bl_get_data(bd);
-	return intel_panel_get_backlight(dev);
+	struct intel_connector *connector = bl_get_data(bd);
+	struct drm_device *dev = connector->base.dev;
+	enum pipe pipe;
+
+	mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
+	pipe = intel_get_pipe_from_connector(connector);
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
+	if (pipe == INVALID_PIPE)
+		return 0;
+
+	return intel_panel_get_backlight(connector->base.dev, pipe);
 }
 
 static const struct backlight_ops intel_panel_bl_ops = {
@@ -717,7 +750,7 @@
 	props.brightness = dev_priv->backlight.level;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
-	props.max_brightness = intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev);
+	props.max_brightness = intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev, 0);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
 
 	if (props.max_brightness == 0) {
@@ -726,7 +759,8 @@
 	}
 	dev_priv->backlight.device =
 		backlight_device_register("intel_backlight",
-					  &connector->kdev, dev,
+					  &connector->kdev,
+					  to_intel_connector(connector),
 					  &intel_panel_bl_ops, &props);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(dev_priv->backlight.device)) {