diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_connector.c b/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
index a471333b3293..ee47ecab9170 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ static int sde_backlight_device_update_status(struct backlight_device *bd)
 	if (brightness > display->panel->bl_config.bl_max_level)
 		brightness = display->panel->bl_config.bl_max_level;
 
+	if(brightness && brightness < display->panel->bl_config.bl_min_level)
+		brightness = display->panel->bl_config.bl_min_level;
+
 	/* map UI brightness into driver backlight level with rounding */
 	bl_lvl = mult_frac(brightness, display->panel->bl_config.bl_max_level,
 			display->panel->bl_config.brightness_max_level);