diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_backlight.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_backlight.c
index 12965a832f94..aa8ed08fe9a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_backlight.c
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ static bool
 nouveau_get_backlight_name(char backlight_name[BL_NAME_SIZE],
 			   struct nouveau_backlight *bl)
 {
-	const int nb = ida_simple_get(&bl_ida, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (nb < 0 || nb >= 100)
+	const int nb = ida_alloc_max(&bl_ida, 99, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (nb < 0)
 		return false;
 	if (nb > 0)
 		snprintf(backlight_name, BL_NAME_SIZE, "nv_backlight%d", nb);
@@ -411,7 +412,7 @@ nouveau_backlight_init(struct drm_connector *connector)
 					    nv_encoder, ops, &props);
 	if (IS_ERR(bl->dev)) {
 		if (bl->id >= 0)
-			ida_simple_remove(&bl_ida, bl->id);
+			ida_free(&bl_ida, bl->id);
 		ret = PTR_ERR(bl->dev);
 		goto fail_alloc;
 	}
@@ -439,7 +440,7 @@ nouveau_backlight_fini(struct drm_connector *connector)
 		return;
 
 	if (bl->id >= 0)
-		ida_simple_remove(&bl_ida, bl->id);
+		ida_free(&bl_ida, bl->id);
 
 	backlight_device_unregister(bl->dev);
 	nv_conn->backlight = NULL;