diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-apple.c b/drivers/hid/hid-apple.c
index 9dcb252c5d6c..cb1bd6dca835 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-apple.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-apple.c
@@ -858,6 +858,7 @@ static int apple_backlight_init(struct hid_device *hdev)
 	asc->backlight->cdev.name = "apple::kbd_backlight";
 	asc->backlight->cdev.max_brightness = rep->backlight_on_max;
 	asc->backlight->cdev.brightness_set_blocking = apple_backlight_led_set;
+	asc->backlight->cdev.flags = LED_CORE_SUSPENDRESUME;
 
 	ret = apple_backlight_set(hdev, 0, 0);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -926,6 +927,7 @@ static int apple_magic_backlight_init(struct hid_device *hdev)
 	backlight->cdev.name = ":white:" LED_FUNCTION_KBD_BACKLIGHT;
 	backlight->cdev.max_brightness = backlight->brightness->field[0]->logical_maximum;
 	backlight->cdev.brightness_set_blocking = apple_magic_backlight_led_set;
+	backlight->cdev.flags = LED_CORE_SUSPENDRESUME;
 
 	apple_magic_backlight_set(backlight, 0, 0);