diff --git a/services/sensorservice/HidlSensorHalWrapper.cpp b/services/sensorservice/HidlSensorHalWrapper.cpp
index 4c64e59..c55c9b4 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/HidlSensorHalWrapper.cpp
+++ b/services/sensorservice/HidlSensorHalWrapper.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 }
 
 status_t HidlSensorHalWrapper::registerDirectChannel(const sensors_direct_mem_t* memory,
-                                                     int32_t* /*channelHandle*/) {
+                                                     int32_t* outChannelHandle) {
     if (mSensors == nullptr) return NO_INIT;
 
     SharedMemType type;
@@ -309,14 +309,16 @@
             .memoryHandle = memory->handle,
     };
 
-    status_t ret;
-    checkReturn(mSensors->registerDirectChannel(mem, [&ret](auto result, auto channelHandle) {
-        if (result == Result::OK) {
-            ret = channelHandle;
-        } else {
-            ret = statusFromResult(result);
-        }
-    }));
+    status_t ret = OK;
+    checkReturn(mSensors->registerDirectChannel(mem,
+                                                [&ret, &outChannelHandle](auto result,
+                                                                          auto channelHandle) {
+                                                    if (result == Result::OK) {
+                                                        *outChannelHandle = channelHandle;
+                                                    } else {
+                                                        ret = statusFromResult(result);
+                                                    }
+                                                }));
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/HidlSensorHalWrapper.h b/services/sensorservice/HidlSensorHalWrapper.h
index 71c3512..d6ed178 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/HidlSensorHalWrapper.h
+++ b/services/sensorservice/HidlSensorHalWrapper.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     virtual status_t injectSensorData(const sensors_event_t* event) override;
 
     virtual status_t registerDirectChannel(const sensors_direct_mem_t* memory,
-                                           int32_t* channelHandle) override;
+                                           int32_t* outChannelHandle) override;
 
     virtual status_t unregisterDirectChannel(int32_t channelHandle) override;
 
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorDevice.cpp b/services/sensorservice/SensorDevice.cpp
index a0e30ac..53a3025 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorDevice.cpp
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorDevice.cpp
@@ -766,7 +766,13 @@
     if (mHalWrapper == nullptr) return NO_INIT;
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
 
-    return mHalWrapper->registerDirectChannel(memory, nullptr);
+    int32_t channelHandle;
+    status_t status = mHalWrapper->registerDirectChannel(memory, &channelHandle);
+    if (status != OK) {
+        channelHandle = -1;
+    }
+
+    return channelHandle;
 }
 
 void SensorDevice::unregisterDirectChannel(int32_t channelHandle) {