diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index ee1d701317f7..56a8554d9039 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ static void assert_panel_unlocked(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	int pp_reg, lvds_reg;
 	u32 val;
 	enum pipe panel_pipe = PIPE_A;
-	bool locked = locked;
+	bool locked = true;
 
 	if (HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev_priv->dev)) {
 		pp_reg = PCH_PP_CONTROL;
@@ -7238,8 +7238,6 @@ static void intel_setup_outputs(struct drm_device *dev)
 			intel_encoder_clones(dev, encoder->clone_mask);
 	}
 
-	intel_panel_setup_backlight(dev);
-
 	/* disable all the possible outputs/crtcs before entering KMS mode */
 	drm_helper_disable_unused_functions(dev);
 }