diff --git a/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_drv.c b/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_drv.c
index 1c45c11a774e..aa87b1b6a44a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_drv.c
@@ -542,6 +542,8 @@ static int psb_driver_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long chipset)
 	unsigned long irqflags;
 	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 	uint32_t tt_pages;
+	struct drm_connector *connector;
+	struct psb_intel_output *psb_intel_output;
 
 	dev_priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*dev_priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (dev_priv == NULL)
@@ -663,7 +665,18 @@ static int psb_driver_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long chipset)
 		drm_kms_helper_poll_init(dev);
 	}
 
-	ret = psb_backlight_init(dev);
+	/* Only add backlight support if we have LVDS output */
+	list_for_each_entry(connector, &dev->mode_config.connector_list,
+			    head) {
+		psb_intel_output = to_psb_intel_output(connector);
+
+		switch (psb_intel_output->type) {
+		case INTEL_OUTPUT_LVDS:
+			ret = psb_backlight_init(dev);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 #if 0
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_intel_bios.c b/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_intel_bios.c
index 48ac8ba7f40b..417965da5e24 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_intel_bios.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gma500/psb_intel_bios.c
@@ -154,10 +154,15 @@ static void parse_lfp_panel_data(struct drm_psb_private *dev_priv,
 
 	fill_detail_timing_data(panel_fixed_mode, dvo_timing);
 
-	dev_priv->lfp_lvds_vbt_mode = panel_fixed_mode;
-
-	DRM_DEBUG("Found panel mode in BIOS VBT tables:\n");
-	drm_mode_debug_printmodeline(panel_fixed_mode);
+	if (panel_fixed_mode->htotal > 0 && panel_fixed_mode->vtotal > 0) {
+		dev_priv->lfp_lvds_vbt_mode = panel_fixed_mode;
+		DRM_DEBUG("Found panel mode in BIOS VBT tables:\n");
+		drm_mode_debug_printmodeline(panel_fixed_mode);
+	} else {
+		DRM_DEBUG("Ignoring bogus LVDS VBT mode.\n");
+		dev_priv->lvds_vbt = 0;
+		kfree(panel_fixed_mode);
+	}
 
 	return;
 }