diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/lm3630a_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/lm3630a_bl.c
index 35fe4825a454..3d16bd6e6d3f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/lm3630a_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/lm3630a_bl.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static int lm3630a_intr_config(struct lm3630a_chip *pchip)
 
 static void lm3630a_pwm_ctrl(struct lm3630a_chip *pchip, int br, int br_max)
 {
-	unsigned int period = pwm_get_period(pchip->pwmd);
+	unsigned int period = pchip->pdata->pwm_period;
 	unsigned int duty = br * period / br_max;
 
 	pwm_config(pchip->pwmd, duty, period);
@@ -425,7 +425,6 @@ static int lm3630a_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 			return PTR_ERR(pchip->pwmd);
 		}
 	}
-	pchip->pwmd->period = pdata->pwm_period;
 
 	/* interrupt enable  : irq 0 is not allowed */
 	pchip->irq = client->irq;