diff --git a/drivers/video/mx3fb.c b/drivers/video/mx3fb.c
index 054ef29..772ba3f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/mx3fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/mx3fb.c
@@ -324,8 +324,11 @@
 	unsigned long flags;
 	dma_cookie_t cookie;
 
-	dev_dbg(mx3fb->dev, "mx3fbi %p, desc %p, sg %p\n", mx3_fbi,
-		to_tx_desc(mx3_fbi->txd), to_tx_desc(mx3_fbi->txd)->sg);
+	if (mx3_fbi->txd)
+		dev_dbg(mx3fb->dev, "mx3fbi %p, desc %p, sg %p\n", mx3_fbi,
+			to_tx_desc(mx3_fbi->txd), to_tx_desc(mx3_fbi->txd)->sg);
+	else
+		dev_dbg(mx3fb->dev, "mx3fbi %p, txd = NULL\n", mx3_fbi);
 
 	/* This enables the channel */
 	if (mx3_fbi->cookie < 0) {
@@ -646,6 +649,7 @@
 
 static void sdc_set_brightness(struct mx3fb_data *mx3fb, uint8_t value)
 {
+	dev_dbg(mx3fb->dev, "%s: value = %d\n", __func__, value);
 	/* This might be board-specific */
 	mx3fb_write_reg(mx3fb, 0x03000000UL | value << 16, SDC_PWM_CTRL);
 	return;
@@ -1486,12 +1490,12 @@
 		goto ersdc0;
 	}
 
+	mx3fb->backlight_level = 255;
+
 	ret = init_fb_chan(mx3fb, to_idmac_chan(chan));
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto eisdc0;
 
-	mx3fb->backlight_level = 255;
-
 	return 0;
 
 eisdc0: