diff --git a/power/1.0/default/Power.cpp b/power/1.0/default/Power.cpp
index 6ea91673fd..51f87f52f5 100644
--- a/power/1.0/default/Power.cpp
+++ b/power/1.0/default/Power.cpp
@@ -145,25 +145,27 @@ done:
 }
 
 IPower* HIDL_FETCH_IPower(const char* /* name */) {
-    int ret = 0;
-    const hw_module_t* hw_module = NULL;
-    power_module_t *power_module;
-    ret = hw_get_module(POWER_HARDWARE_MODULE_ID, &hw_module);
-    if (ret == 0 && hw_module->methods->open) {
-        ret = hw_module->methods->open(hw_module, POWER_HARDWARE_MODULE_ID,
-                reinterpret_cast<hw_device_t**>(&power_module));
-        if (ret == 0) {
-            return new Power(power_module);
-        }
-        else {
-            ALOGE("Passthrough failed to load legacy power HAL.");
+    const hw_module_t* hw_module = nullptr;
+    power_module_t* power_module = nullptr;
+    int err = hw_get_module(POWER_HARDWARE_MODULE_ID, &hw_module);
+    if (err) {
+        ALOGE("hw_get_module %s failed: %d", POWER_HARDWARE_MODULE_ID, err);
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    if (!hw_module->methods || !hw_module->methods->open) {
+        power_module = reinterpret_cast<power_module_t*>(
+            const_cast<hw_module_t*>(hw_module));
+    } else {
+        err = hw_module->methods->open(
+            hw_module, POWER_HARDWARE_MODULE_ID,
+            reinterpret_cast<hw_device_t**>(&power_module));
+        if (err) {
+            ALOGE("Passthrough failed to load legacy HAL.");
             return nullptr;
         }
     }
-    else {
-        ALOGE ("hw_get_module %s failed: %d", POWER_HARDWARE_MODULE_ID, ret);
-        return nullptr;
-    }
+    return new Power(power_module);
 }
 
 } // namespace implementation