diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/adp8860_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/adp8860_bl.c
index 6bb72c0cb80323..a77c9cad332084 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/adp8860_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/adp8860_bl.c
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ static int adp8860_i2c_suspend(struct i2c_client *client, pm_message_t message)
 
 static int adp8860_i2c_resume(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
-	adp8860_set_bits(client, ADP8860_MDCR, NSTBY);
+	adp8860_set_bits(client, ADP8860_MDCR, NSTBY | BLEN);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/adp8870_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/adp8870_bl.c
index 63c882b8177af8..712c25a0d8fedc 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/adp8870_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/adp8870_bl.c
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ static int adp8870_i2c_suspend(struct i2c_client *client, pm_message_t message)
 
 static int adp8870_i2c_resume(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
-	adp8870_set_bits(client, ADP8870_MDCR, NSTBY);
+	adp8870_set_bits(client, ADP8870_MDCR, NSTBY | BLEN);
 
 	return 0;
 }