diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0066bcffe..42a7b89ab 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+linux-2.6 (2.6.39-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  [ Ben Hutchings ]
+  * [x86] Enable BACKLIGHT_APPLE, replacing BACKLIGHT_MBP_NVIDIA
+    (Closes: #627492)
+
+ -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Sat, 21 May 2011 22:13:08 +0100
+
 linux-2.6 (2.6.39-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   [ maximilian attems ]
diff --git a/debian/config/config b/debian/config/config
index 33a6c9214..a19ce0cb1 100644
--- a/debian/config/config
+++ b/debian/config/config
@@ -2807,6 +2807,7 @@ CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT=y
 # CONFIG_LCD_CLASS_DEVICE is not set
 CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE=y
 # CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_GENERIC is not set
+CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_APPLE=m
 # CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_SAHARA is not set
 CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_WM831X=m