diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_video.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_video.c
index 43177c20ce4f..eaea733b368a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_video.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_video.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ module_param(device_id_scheme, bool, 0444);
 static int only_lcd = -1;
 module_param(only_lcd, int, 0444);
 
-static bool has_backlight;
+static bool may_report_brightness_keys;
 static int register_count;
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(register_count_mutex);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(video_list_lock);
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ acpi_video_bus_get_one_device(struct acpi_device *device,
 	acpi_video_device_find_cap(data);
 
 	if (data->cap._BCM && data->cap._BCL)
-		has_backlight = true;
+		may_report_brightness_keys = true;
 
 	mutex_lock(&video->device_list_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&data->entry, &video->video_device_list);
@@ -1693,6 +1693,9 @@ static void acpi_video_device_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	if (keycode)
+		may_report_brightness_keys = true;
+
 	acpi_notifier_call_chain(device, event, 0);
 
 	if (keycode && (report_key_events & REPORT_BRIGHTNESS_KEY_EVENTS)) {
@@ -2253,7 +2256,7 @@ void acpi_video_unregister(void)
 	if (register_count) {
 		acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&acpi_video_bus);
 		register_count = 0;
-		has_backlight = false;
+		may_report_brightness_keys = false;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&register_count_mutex);
 }
@@ -2275,7 +2278,7 @@ void acpi_video_unregister_backlight(void)
 
 bool acpi_video_handles_brightness_key_presses(void)
 {
-	return has_backlight &&
+	return may_report_brightness_keys &&
 	       (report_key_events & REPORT_BRIGHTNESS_KEY_EVENTS);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_handles_brightness_key_presses);