diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd.c b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd.c
index de9cf21b..657da5a 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd.c
@@ -944,6 +944,7 @@
 	}
 
 	memset(&props, 0, sizeof(props));
+	props.type = BACKLIGHT_RAW;
 	props.max_brightness = 0xff;
 	bdev = backlight_device_register(dev_name(dev), dev, data,
 			&picolcd_blops, &props);