diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/nvidia/nv_backlight.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/nvidia/nv_backlight.c
index 503a7a683855aa..160da9c50a52c9 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/nvidia/nv_backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/nvidia/nv_backlight.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void nvidia_bl_init(struct nvidia_par *par)
 	memset(&props, 0, sizeof(struct backlight_properties));
 	props.type = BACKLIGHT_RAW;
 	props.max_brightness = FB_BACKLIGHT_LEVELS - 1;
-	bd = backlight_device_register(name, info->dev, par, &nvidia_bl_ops,
+	bd = backlight_device_register(name, info->device, par, &nvidia_bl_ops,
 				       &props);
 	if (IS_ERR(bd)) {
 		info->bl_dev = NULL;