diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/lm3630a_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/lm3630a_bl.c
index 419b0334cf08..e8b185bb6f5e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/lm3630a_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/lm3630a_bl.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct lm3630a_chip {
 	struct gpio_desc *enable_gpio;
 	struct regmap *regmap;
 	struct pwm_device *pwmd;
+	struct pwm_state pwmd_state;
 };
 
 /* i2c access */
@@ -167,16 +168,19 @@ static int lm3630a_intr_config(struct lm3630a_chip *pchip)
 	return rval;
 }
 
-static void lm3630a_pwm_ctrl(struct lm3630a_chip *pchip, int br, int br_max)
+static int lm3630a_pwm_ctrl(struct lm3630a_chip *pchip, int br, int br_max)
 {
-	unsigned int period = pchip->pdata->pwm_period;
-	unsigned int duty = br * period / br_max;
+	int err;
 
-	pwm_config(pchip->pwmd, duty, period);
-	if (duty)
-		pwm_enable(pchip->pwmd);
-	else
-		pwm_disable(pchip->pwmd);
+	pchip->pwmd_state.period = pchip->pdata->pwm_period;
+
+	err = pwm_set_relative_duty_cycle(&pchip->pwmd_state, br, br_max);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	pchip->pwmd_state.enabled = pchip->pwmd_state.duty_cycle ? true : false;
+
+	return pwm_apply_state(pchip->pwmd, &pchip->pwmd_state);
 }
 
 /* update and get brightness */
@@ -187,11 +191,9 @@ static int lm3630a_bank_a_update_status(struct backlight_device *bl)
 	enum lm3630a_pwm_ctrl pwm_ctrl = pchip->pdata->pwm_ctrl;
 
 	/* pwm control */
-	if ((pwm_ctrl & LM3630A_PWM_BANK_A) != 0) {
-		lm3630a_pwm_ctrl(pchip, bl->props.brightness,
-				 bl->props.max_brightness);
-		return 0;
-	}
+	if ((pwm_ctrl & LM3630A_PWM_BANK_A) != 0)
+		return lm3630a_pwm_ctrl(pchip, bl->props.brightness,
+					bl->props.max_brightness);
 
 	/* disable sleep */
 	ret = lm3630a_update(pchip, REG_CTRL, 0x80, 0x00);
@@ -264,11 +266,9 @@ static int lm3630a_bank_b_update_status(struct backlight_device *bl)
 	enum lm3630a_pwm_ctrl pwm_ctrl = pchip->pdata->pwm_ctrl;
 
 	/* pwm control */
-	if ((pwm_ctrl & LM3630A_PWM_BANK_B) != 0) {
-		lm3630a_pwm_ctrl(pchip, bl->props.brightness,
-				 bl->props.max_brightness);
-		return 0;
-	}
+	if ((pwm_ctrl & LM3630A_PWM_BANK_B) != 0)
+		return lm3630a_pwm_ctrl(pchip, bl->props.brightness,
+					bl->props.max_brightness);
 
 	/* disable sleep */
 	ret = lm3630a_update(pchip, REG_CTRL, 0x80, 0x00);
@@ -565,11 +565,7 @@ static int lm3630a_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 			return PTR_ERR(pchip->pwmd);
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * FIXME: pwm_apply_args() should be removed when switching to
-		 * the atomic PWM API.
-		 */
-		pwm_apply_args(pchip->pwmd);
+		pwm_init_state(pchip->pwmd, &pchip->pwmd_state);
 	}
 
 	/* interrupt enable  : irq 0 is not allowed */