diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c
index d9efdd926145..0cd286f8eaa0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c
@@ -1982,7 +1982,7 @@ bool dc_link_set_backlight_level(const struct dc_link *link, uint32_t level,
 		return false;
 
 	if (stream) {
-		if (stream->bl_pwm_level == 0)
+		if (stream->bl_pwm_level == EDP_BACKLIGHT_RAMP_DISABLE_LEVEL)
 			frame_ramp = 0;
 
 		((struct dc_stream_state *)stream)->bl_pwm_level = level;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce110/dce110_hw_sequencer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce110/dce110_hw_sequencer.c
index db2d15dfb831..78bf4fae9e0d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce110/dce110_hw_sequencer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce110/dce110_hw_sequencer.c
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ void dce110_unblank_stream(struct pipe_ctx *pipe_ctx,
 
 	if (link->local_sink && link->local_sink->sink_signal == SIGNAL_TYPE_EDP) {
 		link->dc->hwss.edp_backlight_control(link, true);
-		stream->bl_pwm_level = 0;
+		stream->bl_pwm_level = EDP_BACKLIGHT_RAMP_DISABLE_LEVEL;
 	}
 }
 void dce110_blank_stream(struct pipe_ctx *pipe_ctx)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/inc/hw_sequencer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/inc/hw_sequencer.h
index e764cbad881b..f54d478ffc5c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/inc/hw_sequencer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/inc/hw_sequencer.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include "inc/hw/link_encoder.h"
 #include "core_status.h"
 
+#define EDP_BACKLIGHT_RAMP_DISABLE_LEVEL 0xFFFFFFFF
+
 enum pipe_gating_control {
 	PIPE_GATING_CONTROL_DISABLE = 0,
 	PIPE_GATING_CONTROL_ENABLE,