diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/ideapad-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/ideapad-laptop.c
index 0c595410e78897e8b6b3f4b9e9c84e765ac0ba57..0d94eec00f4d8d4ec5ed1081d868cb0536083cb8 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/ideapad-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/ideapad-laptop.c
@@ -493,6 +493,8 @@ static void ideapad_backlight_notify_power(struct ideapad_private *priv)
 	unsigned long power;
 	struct backlight_device *blightdev = priv->blightdev;
 
+	if (!blightdev)
+		return;
 	if (read_ec_data(ideapad_handle, 0x18, &power))
 		return;
 	blightdev->props.power = power ? FB_BLANK_UNBLANK : FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN;