diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
index 64009e99073d..905decc36e53 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ i915_param_named_unsafe(inject_probe_failure, uint, 0400,
 
 i915_param_named(enable_dpcd_backlight, int, 0600,
 	"Enable support for DPCD backlight control"
-	"(-1=use per-VBT LFP backlight type setting, 0=disabled [default], 1=enabled)");
+	"(-1=use per-VBT LFP backlight type setting [default], 0=disabled, 1=enabled)");
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_I915_GVT)
 i915_param_named(enable_gvt, bool, 0400,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.h
index be6089e4f9e6..947d0a38fa3c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ struct drm_printer;
 	param(int, reset, 3, 0600) \
 	param(unsigned int, inject_probe_failure, 0, 0600) \
 	param(int, fastboot, -1, 0600) \
-	param(int, enable_dpcd_backlight, 0, 0600) \
+	param(int, enable_dpcd_backlight, -1, 0600) \
 	param(char *, force_probe, CONFIG_DRM_I915_FORCE_PROBE, 0400) \
 	param(unsigned long, fake_lmem_start, 0, 0400) \
 	/* leave bools at the end to not create holes */ \