diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/veyron_jerry/mainboard.c b/src/mainboard/google/veyron_jerry/mainboard.c
index 2d7dbc706a..9300b36848 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/veyron_jerry/mainboard.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/veyron_jerry/mainboard.c
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ void mainboard_power_on_backlight(void)
 		break;
 	default:
 		gpio_output(GPIO(2, B, 4), 1);	/* BL_PWR_EN */
+		mdelay(20);
+		gpio_output(GPIO_BACKLIGHT, 1);	/* LCD_BL */
 		mdelay(10);
-		gpio_output(GPIO(7, A, 2), 1);	/* LCD_BL */
-		mdelay(10);
-		gpio_output(GPIO_BACKLIGHT, 1);	/* BL_EN */
+		gpio_output(GPIO(7, A, 2), 1);	/* BL_EN */
 		break;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/veyron_mighty/mainboard.c b/src/mainboard/google/veyron_mighty/mainboard.c
index 2441a1b9d5..72141f0f26 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/veyron_mighty/mainboard.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/veyron_mighty/mainboard.c
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ void mainboard_power_on_backlight(void)
 		break;
 	default:
 		gpio_output(GPIO(2, B, 4), 1);	/* BL_PWR_EN */
+		mdelay(20);
+		gpio_output(GPIO_BACKLIGHT, 1);	/* LCD_BL */
 		mdelay(10);
-		gpio_output(GPIO(7, A, 2), 1);	/* LCD_BL */
-		mdelay(10);
-		gpio_output(GPIO_BACKLIGHT, 1);	/* BL_EN */
+		gpio_output(GPIO(7, A, 2), 1);	/* BL_EN */
 		break;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/veyron_pinky/mainboard.c b/src/mainboard/google/veyron_pinky/mainboard.c
index c272d66e06..fcd02f5134 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/veyron_pinky/mainboard.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/veyron_pinky/mainboard.c
@@ -194,10 +194,10 @@ void mainboard_power_on_backlight(void)
 		break;
 	default:
 		gpio_output(GPIO(2, B, 4), 1);	/* BL_PWR_EN */
+		mdelay(20);
+		gpio_output(GPIO_BACKLIGHT, 1);	/* LCD_BL */
 		mdelay(10);
-		gpio_output(GPIO(7, A, 2), 1);	/* LCD_BL */
-		mdelay(10);
-		gpio_output(GPIO_BACKLIGHT, 1);	/* BL_EN */
+		gpio_output(GPIO(7, A, 2), 1);	/* BL_EN */
 		break;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/veyron_speedy/mainboard.c b/src/mainboard/google/veyron_speedy/mainboard.c
index 2441a1b9d5..72141f0f26 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/veyron_speedy/mainboard.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/veyron_speedy/mainboard.c
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ void mainboard_power_on_backlight(void)
 		break;
 	default:
 		gpio_output(GPIO(2, B, 4), 1);	/* BL_PWR_EN */
+		mdelay(20);
+		gpio_output(GPIO_BACKLIGHT, 1);	/* LCD_BL */
 		mdelay(10);
-		gpio_output(GPIO(7, A, 2), 1);	/* LCD_BL */
-		mdelay(10);
-		gpio_output(GPIO_BACKLIGHT, 1);	/* BL_EN */
+		gpio_output(GPIO(7, A, 2), 1);	/* BL_EN */
 		break;
 	}
 }