diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video.c b/drivers/acpi/video.c
index e1284b8dc6ee..3270d3c8ba4e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/video.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/video.c
@@ -908,9 +908,6 @@ static void acpi_video_device_find_cap(struct acpi_video_device *device)
 		device->cap._DDC = 1;
 	}
 
-	if (acpi_video_init_brightness(device))
-		return;
-
 	if (acpi_video_backlight_support()) {
 		struct backlight_properties props;
 		struct pci_dev *pdev;
@@ -920,6 +917,9 @@ static void acpi_video_device_find_cap(struct acpi_video_device *device)
 		static int count = 0;
 		char *name;
 
+		result = acpi_video_init_brightness(device);
+		if (result)
+			return;
 		name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "acpi_video%d", count);
 		if (!name)
 			return;
@@ -979,11 +979,6 @@ static void acpi_video_device_find_cap(struct acpi_video_device *device)
 		if (result)
 			printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Create sysfs link\n");
 
-	} else {
-		/* Remove the brightness object. */
-		kfree(device->brightness->levels);
-		kfree(device->brightness);
-		device->brightness = NULL;
 	}
 }