diff --git a/sbin/99-intelbacklighthack.rules b/sbin/99-intelbacklighthack.rules
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+ACTION=="change", SUBSYSTEM=="backlight", RUN+="/usr/local/sbin/backlighthack.sh"
diff --git a/sbin/backlighthack.sh b/sbin/backlighthack.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+intelmaxbrightness=`cat /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/max_brightness`
+acpimaxbrightness=`cat /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/max_brightness`
+scale=`expr $intelmaxbrightness / $acpimaxbrightness`
+acpibrightness=`cat /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness`
+newintelbrightness=`expr $acpibrightness \* $scale`
+curintelbrightness=`cat /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/actual_brightness`
+
+if [ "$newintelbrightness" -ne "$curintelbrightness" ]; then
+    echo $newintelbrightness > /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness
+fi
+
+exit 0