diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu-backlight.c b/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu-backlight.c
index 7ba2042..9f9d031 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu-backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu-backlight.c
@@ -170,11 +170,6 @@
 	bd->props->power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
 	backlight_update_status(bd);
 
-	mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-	if (!pmac_backlight)
-		pmac_backlight = bd;
-	mutex_unlock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-
 	printk("pmubl: Backlight initialized (%s)\n", name);
 
 	return;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c b/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c
index 03d02bd..2ebe240 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sony-laptop.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@
 static int sony_backlight_update_status(struct backlight_device *bd)
 {
 	return acpi_callsetfunc(sony_acpi_handle, "SBRT",
-				bd->props->brightness + 1, NULL);
+				bd->props.brightness + 1, NULL);
 }
 
 static int sony_backlight_get_brightness(struct backlight_device *bd)
@@ -398,10 +398,9 @@
 }
 
 static struct backlight_device *sony_backlight_device;
-static struct backlight_properties sony_backlight_properties = {
+static struct backlight_ops sony_backlight_ops = {
 	.update_status = sony_backlight_update_status,
 	.get_brightness = sony_backlight_get_brightness,
-	.max_brightness = SONY_MAX_BRIGHTNESS - 1,
 };
 
 /*
@@ -483,15 +482,19 @@
 	if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(sony_acpi_handle, "GBRT", &handle))) {
 		sony_backlight_device = backlight_device_register("sony", NULL,
 								  NULL,
-								  &sony_backlight_properties);
+								  &sony_backlight_ops);
 
 		if (IS_ERR(sony_backlight_device)) {
 			printk(LOG_PFX "unable to register backlight device\n");
 			sony_backlight_device = NULL;
-		} else
-			sony_backlight_properties.brightness =
+		} else {
+			sony_backlight_device->props.brightness =
 			    sony_backlight_get_brightness
 			    (sony_backlight_device);
+			sony_backlight_device->props.max_brightness = 
+			    SONY_MAX_BRIGHTNESS - 1;
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	if (sony_snc_pf_add())
diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c b/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
index ef3e786..4de8d62 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.c
@@ -1829,13 +1829,6 @@
 	bd->props->power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
 	backlight_update_status(bd);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
-	mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-	if (!pmac_backlight)
-		pmac_backlight = bd;
-	mutex_unlock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-#endif
-
 	printk("aty128: Backlight initialized (%s)\n", name);
 
 	return;
@@ -1846,17 +1839,8 @@
 
 static void aty128_bl_exit(struct backlight_device *bd)
 {
-	if (bd) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
-		mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-		if (pmac_backlight == bd)
-			pmac_backlight = NULL;
-		mutex_unlock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-#endif
-		backlight_device_unregister(bd);
-
-		printk("aty128: Backlight unloaded\n");
-	}
+	backlight_device_unregister(bd);
+	printk("aty128: Backlight unloaded\n");
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_FB_ATY128_BACKLIGHT */
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c b/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
index 6646228..35ba265 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.c
@@ -2198,13 +2198,6 @@
 	bd->props->power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
 	backlight_update_status(bd);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
-	mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-	if (!pmac_backlight)
-		pmac_backlight = bd;
-	mutex_unlock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-#endif
-
 	printk("aty: Backlight initialized (%s)\n", name);
 
 	return;
@@ -2215,17 +2208,8 @@
 
 static void aty_bl_exit(struct backlight_device *bd)
 {
-	if (bd) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
-		mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-		if (pmac_backlight == bd)
-			pmac_backlight = NULL;
-		mutex_unlock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-#endif
-		backlight_device_unregister(bd);
-
-		printk("aty: Backlight unloaded\n");
-	}
+	backlight_device_unregister(bd);
+	printk("aty: Backlight unloaded\n");
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_FB_ATY_BACKLIGHT */
diff --git a/drivers/video/aty/radeon_backlight.c b/drivers/video/aty/radeon_backlight.c
index f94e461..8c775e6 100644
--- a/drivers/video/aty/radeon_backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/video/aty/radeon_backlight.c
@@ -192,13 +192,6 @@
 	bd->props->power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
 	backlight_update_status(bd);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
-	mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-	if (!pmac_backlight)
-		pmac_backlight = bd;
-	mutex_unlock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-#endif
-
 	printk("radeonfb: Backlight initialized (%s)\n", name);
 
 	return;
@@ -215,12 +208,6 @@
 	if (bd) {
 		struct radeon_bl_privdata *pdata;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
-		mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-		if (pmac_backlight == bd)
-			pmac_backlight = NULL;
-		mutex_unlock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-#endif
 		pdata = class_get_devdata(&bd->class_dev);
 		backlight_device_unregister(bd);
 		kfree(pdata);
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c b/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
index 5490b2a..822a373 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/fb.h>
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
+#include <asm/backlight.h>
+#endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_FB) || (defined(CONFIG_FB_MODULE) && \
 			   defined(CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE_MODULE))
@@ -262,6 +265,13 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
+	mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
+	if (!pmac_backlight)
+		pmac_backlight = new_bd;
+	mutex_unlock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
+#endif
+
 	return new_bd;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(backlight_device_register);
@@ -281,6 +291,13 @@
 
 	pr_debug("backlight_device_unregister: name=%s\n", bd->class_dev.class_id);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
+	mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
+	if (pmac_backlight == bd)
+		pmac_backlight = NULL;
+	mutex_unlock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
+#endif
+
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(bl_class_device_attributes); i++)
 		class_device_remove_file(&bd->class_dev,
 					 &bl_class_device_attributes[i]);
diff --git a/drivers/video/nvidia/nv_backlight.c b/drivers/video/nvidia/nv_backlight.c
index 2bebfee..0e2bc51 100644
--- a/drivers/video/nvidia/nv_backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/video/nvidia/nv_backlight.c
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
 #include "nv_type.h"
 #include "nv_proto.h"
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
-#include <asm/backlight.h>
-#include <asm/machdep.h>
-#endif
-
 /* We do not have any information about which values are allowed, thus
  * we used safe values.
  */
@@ -128,13 +123,6 @@
 	bd->props->power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
 	backlight_update_status(bd);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
-	mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-	if (!pmac_backlight)
-		pmac_backlight = bd;
-	mutex_unlock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-#endif
-
 	printk("nvidia: Backlight initialized (%s)\n", name);
 
 	return;
@@ -148,15 +136,6 @@
 	struct fb_info *info = pci_get_drvdata(par->pci_dev);
 	struct backlight_device *bd = info->bl_dev;
 
-	if (bd) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
-		mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-		if (pmac_backlight == bd)
-			pmac_backlight = NULL;
-		mutex_unlock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-#endif
-		backlight_device_unregister(bd);
-
-		printk("nvidia: Backlight unloaded\n");
-	}
+	backlight_device_unregister(bd);
+	printk("nvidia: Backlight unloaded\n");
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/riva/fbdev.c b/drivers/video/riva/fbdev.c
index ab00350..3a75def0 100644
--- a/drivers/video/riva/fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/video/riva/fbdev.c
@@ -371,13 +371,6 @@
 	bd->props->power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
 	backlight_update_status(bd);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
-	mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-	if (!pmac_backlight)
-		pmac_backlight = bd;
-	mutex_unlock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-#endif
-
 	printk("riva: Backlight initialized (%s)\n", name);
 
 	return;
@@ -390,17 +383,8 @@
 {
 	struct backlight_device *bd = info->bl_dev;
 
-	if (bd) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT
-		mutex_lock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-		if (pmac_backlight == bd)
-			pmac_backlight = NULL;
-		mutex_unlock(&pmac_backlight_mutex);
-#endif
-		backlight_device_unregister(bd);
-
-		printk("riva: Backlight unloaded\n");
-	}
+	backlight_device_unregister(bd);
+	printk("riva: Backlight unloaded\n");
 }
 #else
 static inline void riva_bl_init(struct riva_par *par) {}