diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/samsung-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/samsung-laptop.c
index 37374a5878eb..7eb6733138e6 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/samsung-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/samsung-laptop.c
@@ -370,15 +370,17 @@ static u8 read_brightness(void)
 				  &sretval);
 	if (!retval) {
 		user_brightness = sretval.retval[0];
-		if (user_brightness != 0)
+		if (user_brightness > sabi_config->min_brightness)
 			user_brightness -= sabi_config->min_brightness;
+		else
+			user_brightness = 0;
 	}
 	return user_brightness;
 }
 
 static void set_brightness(u8 user_brightness)
 {
-	u8 user_level = user_brightness - sabi_config->min_brightness;
+	u8 user_level = user_brightness + sabi_config->min_brightness;
 
 	sabi_set_command(sabi_config->commands.set_brightness, user_level);
 }
@@ -811,7 +813,8 @@ static int __init samsung_init(void)
 	/* create a backlight device to talk to this one */
 	memset(&props, 0, sizeof(struct backlight_properties));
 	props.type = BACKLIGHT_PLATFORM;
-	props.max_brightness = sabi_config->max_brightness;
+	props.max_brightness = sabi_config->max_brightness -
+				sabi_config->min_brightness;
 	backlight_device = backlight_device_register("samsung", &sdev->dev,
 						     NULL, &backlight_ops,
 						     &props);