diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c
index 0c1853ff97cf..3c8535350396 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/applespi.c
@@ -1718,7 +1718,13 @@ static void applespi_save_bl_level(struct applespi_data *applespi,
        unsigned long efi_data_len;
        u16 efi_data;
        int sts;
+#endif

+       if (applespi->spi->dev.of_node) {
+               return;
+       }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_EFI
        /* Save keyboard backlight level */
        efi_guid = EFI_BL_LEVEL_GUID;
        efi_data = (u16)level;