diff --git a/msm/dsi/dsi_display.c b/msm/dsi/dsi_display.c
index 598863f110..7e7626b404 100644
--- a/msm/dsi/dsi_display.c
+++ b/msm/dsi/dsi_display.c
@@ -245,8 +245,6 @@ int dsi_display_set_backlight(struct drm_connector *connector,
 
 	bl_scale_sv = panel->bl_config.bl_scale_sv;
 	bl_temp = (u32)bl_temp * bl_scale_sv / MAX_SV_BL_SCALE_LEVEL;
-	if (bl_temp > panel->bl_config.bl_max_level)
-		bl_temp = panel->bl_config.bl_max_level;
 
 	/* use bl_temp as index of dimming bl lut to find the dimming panel backlight */
 	if (bl_temp != 0 && panel->bl_config.dimming_bl_lut &&
@@ -256,6 +254,9 @@ int dsi_display_set_backlight(struct drm_connector *connector,
 		bl_temp = panel->bl_config.dimming_bl_lut->mapped_bl[bl_temp];
 	}
 
+	if (bl_temp > panel->bl_config.bl_max_level)
+		bl_temp = panel->bl_config.bl_max_level;
+
 	pr_debug("bl_scale = %u, bl_scale_sv = %u, bl_lvl = %u\n",
 		bl_scale, bl_scale_sv, (u32)bl_temp);
 
diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_connector.c b/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
index f23d90caa5..75d1a3084f 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ static int sde_backlight_device_update_status(struct backlight_device *bd)
 		brightness = 0;
 
 	display = (struct dsi_display *) c_conn->display;
-	if (brightness > display->panel->bl_config.bl_max_level)
-		brightness = display->panel->bl_config.bl_max_level;
+	if (brightness > display->panel->bl_config.brightness_max_level)
+		brightness = display->panel->bl_config.brightness_max_level;
 	if (brightness > c_conn->thermal_max_brightness)
 		brightness = c_conn->thermal_max_brightness;