diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lm3530.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lm3530.c
index e59c166a0ce2261dd2515930ff297c1b57b5d25a..2c32a8c45f89d5002c93e1357307643ba899018b 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-lm3530.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lm3530.c
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@
 #define LM3530_DEF_ZT_3			(0x33)
 #define LM3530_DEF_ZT_4			(0x19)
 
+/* 7 bits are used for the brightness : LM3530_BRT_CTRL_REG */
+#define MAX_BRIGHTNESS			(127)
+
 struct lm3530_mode_map {
 	const char *mode;
 	enum lm3530_mode mode_val;
@@ -207,6 +210,9 @@ static int lm3530_init_registers(struct lm3530_data *drvdata)
 	else
 		brightness = drvdata->brightness = pltfm->brt_val;
 
+	if (brightness > drvdata->led_dev.max_brightness)
+		brightness = drvdata->led_dev.max_brightness;
+
 	reg_val[0] = gen_config;	/* LM3530_GEN_CONFIG */
 	reg_val[1] = als_config;	/* LM3530_ALS_CONFIG */
 	reg_val[2] = brt_ramp;		/* LM3530_BRT_RAMP_RATE */
@@ -264,12 +270,12 @@ static void lm3530_brightness_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 
 		/* set the brightness in brightness control register*/
 		err = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(drvdata->client,
-				LM3530_BRT_CTRL_REG, brt_val / 2);
+				LM3530_BRT_CTRL_REG, brt_val);
 		if (err)
 			dev_err(&drvdata->client->dev,
 				"Unable to set brightness: %d\n", err);
 		else
-			drvdata->brightness = brt_val / 2;
+			drvdata->brightness = brt_val;
 
 		if (brt_val == 0) {
 			err = regulator_disable(drvdata->regulator);
@@ -380,6 +386,7 @@ static int __devinit lm3530_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	drvdata->enable = false;
 	drvdata->led_dev.name = LM3530_LED_DEV;
 	drvdata->led_dev.brightness_set = lm3530_brightness_set;
+	drvdata->led_dev.max_brightness = MAX_BRIGHTNESS;
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, drvdata);