diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/trogdor/chromeos.c b/src/mainboard/google/trogdor/chromeos.c
index 989bf6902e..e93432f853 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/trogdor/chromeos.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/trogdor/chromeos.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ void setup_chromeos_gpios(void)
 	gpio_input_pullup(GPIO_SD_CD_L);
 	gpio_input_irq(GPIO_H1_AP_INT, IRQ_TYPE_RISING_EDGE, GPIO_PULL_UP);
 	gpio_output(GPIO_AMP_ENABLE, 0);
+	gpio_output(GPIO_BACKLIGHT_ENABLE, 0);
 }
 
 void fill_lb_gpios(struct lb_gpios *gpios)
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ void fill_lb_gpios(struct lb_gpios *gpios)
 			"SD card detect"},
 		{GPIO_AMP_ENABLE.addr, ACTIVE_HIGH, gpio_get(GPIO_AMP_ENABLE),
 			"speaker enable"},
+		{GPIO_BACKLIGHT_ENABLE.addr, ACTIVE_HIGH,
+			gpio_get(GPIO_BACKLIGHT_ENABLE), "backlight"},
 	};
 
 	lb_add_gpios(gpios, chromeos_gpios, ARRAY_SIZE(chromeos_gpios));
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/trogdor/mainboard.c b/src/mainboard/google/trogdor/mainboard.c
index 0f469e065b..7465c63627 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/trogdor/mainboard.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/trogdor/mainboard.c
@@ -102,9 +102,6 @@ static void display_startup(void)
 			return;
 
 		printk(BIOS_INFO, "display init!\n");
-
-		/* Configure backlight */
-		gpio_output(GPIO_BACKLIGHT_ENABLE, 1);
 		display_init(&ed);
 		fb_new_framebuffer_info_from_edid(&ed, (uintptr_t)0);
 	} else