static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_dir = NULL;
 
-static struct backlight_device *ibm_backlight_device;
+static struct backlight_device *ibm_backlight_device = NULL;
 
 #define onoff(status,bit) ((status) & (1 << (bit)) ? "on" : "off")
 #define enabled(status,bit) ((status) & (1 << (bit)) ? "enabled" : "disabled")
                return -EIO;
 
        level &= 0x7;
+
        return level;
 }
 
        return brightness_set(bd->props->brightness);
 }
 
+static struct backlight_properties ibm_backlight_data = {
+        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
+        .get_brightness = brightness_get,
+        .update_status  = brightness_update_status,
+        .max_brightness = 7,
+};
+
+static int brightness_init(void)
+{
+       ibm_backlight_device = backlight_device_register("ibm", NULL,
+                                                        &ibm_backlight_data);
+       if (IS_ERR(ibm_backlight_device)) {
+               printk(IBM_ERR "Could not register backlight device\n");
+               return PTR_ERR(ibm_backlight_device);
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static void brightness_exit(void)
+{
+       if (ibm_backlight_device) {
+               backlight_device_unregister(ibm_backlight_device);
+               ibm_backlight_device = NULL;
+       }
+}
+
 static int volume_offset = 0x30;
 
 static int volume_read(char *p)
         .name = "brightness",
         .read = brightness_read,
         .write = brightness_write,
+        .init = brightness_init,
+        .exit = brightness_exit,
         },
        {
         .name = "volume",
 IBM_PARAM(volume);
 IBM_PARAM(fan);
 
-static struct backlight_properties ibm_backlight_data = {
-       .owner = THIS_MODULE,
-       .get_brightness = brightness_get,
-       .update_status = brightness_update_status,
-       .max_brightness = 7,
-};
-
 static void acpi_ibm_exit(void)
 {
        int i;
 
-       if (ibm_backlight_device)
-               backlight_device_unregister(ibm_backlight_device);
-
        for (i = ARRAY_SIZE(ibms) - 1; i >= 0; i--)
                ibm_exit(&ibms[i]);
 
                }
        }
 
-       ibm_backlight_device = backlight_device_register("ibm", NULL,
-                                                        &ibm_backlight_data);
-       if (IS_ERR(ibm_backlight_device)) {
-               printk(IBM_ERR "Could not register ibm backlight device\n");
-               ibm_backlight_device = NULL;
-               acpi_ibm_exit();
-       }
-
        return 0;
 }