diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c
index beba39a38c87..6d69e75a287c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ static u32 scale(u32 source_val,
 {
 	u64 target_val;
 
-	WARN_ON(source_min > source_max);
-	WARN_ON(target_min > target_max);
+	if (WARN_ON(source_min >= source_max) ||
+	    WARN_ON(target_min > target_max))
+		return target_min;
 
 	/* defensive */
 	source_val = clamp(source_val, source_min, source_max);