diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
index b9859e52ad92..7e9e2eb85eca 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -3522,7 +3522,7 @@ static u32 convert_brightness_to_user(const struct amdgpu_dm_backlight_caps *cap
 				 max - min);
 }
 
-static int amdgpu_dm_backlight_set_level(struct amdgpu_display_manager *dm,
+static void amdgpu_dm_backlight_set_level(struct amdgpu_display_manager *dm,
 					 int bl_idx,
 					 u32 user_brightness)
 {
@@ -3550,7 +3550,8 @@ static int amdgpu_dm_backlight_set_level(struct amdgpu_display_manager *dm,
 			DRM_DEBUG("DM: Failed to update backlight on eDP[%d]\n", bl_idx);
 	}
 
-	return rc ? 0 : 1;
+	if (rc)
+		dm->actual_brightness[bl_idx] = user_brightness;
 }
 
 static int amdgpu_dm_backlight_update_status(struct backlight_device *bd)
@@ -9316,7 +9317,7 @@ static void amdgpu_dm_atomic_commit_tail(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 	/* restore the backlight level */
 	for (i = 0; i < dm->num_of_edps; i++) {
 		if (dm->backlight_dev[i] &&
-		    (amdgpu_dm_backlight_get_level(dm, i) != dm->brightness[i]))
+		    (dm->actual_brightness[i] != dm->brightness[i]))
 			amdgpu_dm_backlight_set_level(dm, i, dm->brightness[i]);
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.h
index d1d353a7c77d..46d6e65f6bd4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.h
@@ -446,6 +446,12 @@ struct amdgpu_display_manager {
 	 * cached backlight values.
 	 */
 	u32 brightness[AMDGPU_DM_MAX_NUM_EDP];
+	/**
+	 * @actual_brightness:
+	 *
+	 * last successfully applied backlight values.
+	 */
+	u32 actual_brightness[AMDGPU_DM_MAX_NUM_EDP];
 };
 
 enum dsc_clock_force_state {