diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c b/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
index 9ee67d6..a489be0 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
@@ -1802,6 +1802,7 @@
 
 static void aty128_bl_init(struct aty128fb_par *par)
 {
+	struct backlight_properties props;
 	struct fb_info *info = pci_get_drvdata(par->pdev);
 	struct backlight_device *bd;
 	char name[12];
@@ -1817,7 +1818,10 @@
 
 	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "aty128bl%d", info->node);
 
-	bd = backlight_device_register(name, info->dev, par, &aty128_bl_data);
+	memset(&props, 0, sizeof(struct backlight_properties));
+	props.max_brightness = FB_BACKLIGHT_LEVELS - 1;
+	bd = backlight_device_register(name, info->dev, par, &aty128_bl_data,
+				       &props);
 	if (IS_ERR(bd)) {
 		info->bl_dev = NULL;
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "aty128: Backlight registration failed\n");
@@ -1829,7 +1833,6 @@
 		 63 * FB_BACKLIGHT_MAX / MAX_LEVEL,
 		219 * FB_BACKLIGHT_MAX / MAX_LEVEL);
 
-	bd->props.max_brightness = FB_BACKLIGHT_LEVELS - 1;
 	bd->props.brightness = bd->props.max_brightness;
 	bd->props.power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
 	backlight_update_status(bd);