diff --git a/device/testing/device-asus-zenfone3/APKBUILD b/device/testing/device-asus-zenfone3/APKBUILD
index 25597dda9..c669c1c1f 100644
--- a/device/testing/device-asus-zenfone3/APKBUILD
+++ b/device/testing/device-asus-zenfone3/APKBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 maintainer="Antony Kurniawan S. <postmarketos@smankusors.com>"
 pkgname=device-asus-zenfone3
 pkgdesc="Asus Zenfone 3"
-pkgver=4
+pkgver=5
 pkgrel=0
 url="https://postmarketos.org"
 license="MIT"
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ subpackages="
 "
 source="
 	deviceinfo
+	kernel-cmdline.conf
 	modules-initfs
 "
 
@@ -49,5 +50,6 @@ kernel_ze552kl() {
 
 sha512sums="
 2e6e5d61fe513550b4c4bb70b7009a23269d6a457e05079d6f4f508bc5944c3c6d0c6160e65795f3a756ff7759cb56fbfdfe5d77f0dabd32ad4914d587c80f93  deviceinfo
+b25878846d45b6394b753fcd9c3fdff9f27d707e3d37662b2f3c5c85de95126de85fe2e5762c0dd0a2680701ab9901aefc743b4922350cfd415cf8c5145b2c82  kernel-cmdline.conf
 a4c56173941e88434073d9980a687a82956fbcaaaf15068fd2b4fd9351011a934c82f67e62ce87440876d673784938cfdaedc70ae03e1943c95baef6205567b1  modules-initfs
 "
diff --git a/device/testing/device-asus-zenfone3/kernel-cmdline.conf b/device/testing/device-asus-zenfone3/kernel-cmdline.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ffdc6dc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/device/testing/device-asus-zenfone3/kernel-cmdline.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# the DSI backlight enablement is not handled properly when using dpu1 engine
+msm.prefer_mdp5=true