diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video.c b/drivers/acpi/video.c
index 8851315..60ea984c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/video.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/video.c
@@ -2004,8 +2004,11 @@
 	status = acpi_remove_notify_handler(device->dev->handle,
 					    ACPI_DEVICE_NOTIFY,
 					    acpi_video_device_notify);
-	sysfs_remove_link(&device->backlight->dev.kobj, "device");
-	backlight_device_unregister(device->backlight);
+	if (device->backlight) {
+		sysfs_remove_link(&device->backlight->dev.kobj, "device");
+		backlight_device_unregister(device->backlight);
+		device->backlight = NULL;
+	}
 	if (device->cdev) {
 		sysfs_remove_link(&device->dev->dev.kobj,
 				  "thermal_cooling");