diff --git a/wifi/1.0/default/android.hardware.wifi@1.0-service.rc b/wifi/1.0/default/android.hardware.wifi@1.0-service.rc
index 696b1f9338..3672423dae 100644
--- a/wifi/1.0/default/android.hardware.wifi@1.0-service.rc
+++ b/wifi/1.0/default/android.hardware.wifi@1.0-service.rc
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ service wifi_hal_legacy /vendor/bin/hw/android.hardware.wifi@1.0-service
     class hal
     user wifi
     group wifi gps
+    capabilities NET_ADMIN NET_RAW
diff --git a/wifi/1.0/default/wifi_sta_iface.cpp b/wifi/1.0/default/wifi_sta_iface.cpp
index 0b75ccbe32..3c5204808c 100644
--- a/wifi/1.0/default/wifi_sta_iface.cpp
+++ b/wifi/1.0/default/wifi_sta_iface.cpp
@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ std::pair<WifiStatus, uint32_t> WifiStaIface::getCapabilitiesInternal() {
   std::tie(legacy_status, legacy_logger_feature_set) =
       legacy_hal_.lock()->getLoggerSupportedFeatureSet();
   if (legacy_status != legacy_hal::WIFI_SUCCESS) {
-    return {createWifiStatusFromLegacyError(legacy_status), 0};
+    // some devices don't support querying logger feature set
+    legacy_logger_feature_set = 0;
   }
   uint32_t hidl_caps;
   if (!hidl_struct_util::convertLegacyFeaturesToHidlStaCapabilities(