diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/adp8860_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/adp8860_bl.c
index 98ffe71e8af2..f0d4c0324580 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/adp8860_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/adp8860_bl.c
@@ -621,10 +621,12 @@ static ssize_t adp8860_bl_ambient_light_zone_store(struct device *dev,
 
 		/* Set user supplied ambient light zone */
 		mutex_lock(&data->lock);
-		adp8860_read(data->client, ADP8860_CFGR, &reg_val);
-		reg_val &= ~(CFGR_BLV_MASK << CFGR_BLV_SHIFT);
-		reg_val |= (val - 1) << CFGR_BLV_SHIFT;
-		adp8860_write(data->client, ADP8860_CFGR, reg_val);
+		ret = adp8860_read(data->client, ADP8860_CFGR, &reg_val);
+		if (!ret) {
+			reg_val &= ~(CFGR_BLV_MASK << CFGR_BLV_SHIFT);
+			reg_val |= (val - 1) << CFGR_BLV_SHIFT;
+			adp8860_write(data->client, ADP8860_CFGR, reg_val);
+		}
 		mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/adp8870_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/adp8870_bl.c
index 9d738352d7d4..21acac90fd77 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/adp8870_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/adp8870_bl.c
@@ -807,10 +807,12 @@ static ssize_t adp8870_bl_ambient_light_zone_store(struct device *dev,
 
 		/* Set user supplied ambient light zone */
 		mutex_lock(&data->lock);
-		adp8870_read(data->client, ADP8870_CFGR, &reg_val);
-		reg_val &= ~(CFGR_BLV_MASK << CFGR_BLV_SHIFT);
-		reg_val |= (val - 1) << CFGR_BLV_SHIFT;
-		adp8870_write(data->client, ADP8870_CFGR, reg_val);
+		ret = adp8870_read(data->client, ADP8870_CFGR, &reg_val);
+		if (!ret) {
+			reg_val &= ~(CFGR_BLV_MASK << CFGR_BLV_SHIFT);
+			reg_val |= (val - 1) << CFGR_BLV_SHIFT;
+			adp8870_write(data->client, ADP8870_CFGR, reg_val);
+		}
 		mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
 	}