diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbsysfs.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbsysfs.c
index ce699396d6ba..09ee27e7fc25 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbsysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbsysfs.c
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ void framebuffer_release(struct fb_info *info)
 	if (WARN_ON(refcount_read(&info->count)))
 		return;
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FB_BACKLIGHT)
+	mutex_destroy(&info->bl_curve_mutex);
+#endif
+
 	kfree(info->apertures);
 	kfree(info);
 }