diff -Nru powerdevil-5.27.10.orig/daemon/backends/upower/ddcutilbrightness.cpp powerdevil-5.27.10/daemon/backends/upower/ddcutilbrightness.cpp
--- powerdevil-5.27.10.orig/daemon/backends/upower/ddcutilbrightness.cpp	2023-12-05 20:23:32.000000000 +0100
+++ powerdevil-5.27.10/daemon/backends/upower/ddcutilbrightness.cpp	2024-01-25 21:54:50.855340922 +0100
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     qCDebug(POWERDEVIL) << "Check for monitors using ddca_get_displays()...";
     // Inquire about detected monitors.
     DDCA_Display_Info_List * dlist = nullptr;
-    ddca_get_display_info_list2(true, &dlist);
+    ddca_get_display_info_list2(false, &dlist);
     qCInfo(POWERDEVIL)  << "[DDCutilBrightness] " << dlist->ct << "display(s) were detected";
 
     for (const DDCA_Display_Handle displayHandle : std::as_const(m_displayHandleList)) {