diff --git a/core/SConscript.bootloader_emu b/core/SConscript.bootloader_emu
index e048c504fa..94f1d2acee 100644
--- a/core/SConscript.bootloader_emu
+++ b/core/SConscript.bootloader_emu
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ def cargo_build():
 
     if TREZOR_MODEL in ('T',):
         features.append('touch')
+        features.append('backlight')
     if TREZOR_MODEL in ('R', '1'):
         features.append('button')
 
diff --git a/core/embed/rust/src/ui/display/mod.rs b/core/embed/rust/src/ui/display/mod.rs
index 67a891d6d7..0dbb697e8f 100644
--- a/core/embed/rust/src/ui/display/mod.rs
+++ b/core/embed/rust/src/ui/display/mod.rs
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ use crate::ui::component::image::Image;
 #[cfg(not(feature = "dma2d"))]
 use crate::ui::geometry::Alignment2D;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "backlight")]
+use crate::{time::Duration, trezorhal::time};
+
 use crate::{
-    time::Duration,
-    trezorhal::{buffers, display, time, uzlib::UzlibContext},
+    trezorhal::{buffers, display, uzlib::UzlibContext},
     ui::lerp::Lerp,
 };