diff --git a/scripts/brightness b/scripts/brightness
index 3cce143..299250e 100755
--- a/scripts/brightness
+++ b/scripts/brightness
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # set backlight brightness level
 
-current=$(cat /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness)
+current=$(cat /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness)
 
 if test -z "$1"; then
   echo "$current"
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ case "$1" in
 esac
 
 echo "current: $new"
-echo "$new" > /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness
+echo "$new" > /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness