diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerAdvisor.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerAdvisor.cpp
index 4c0a942..3ab07ac 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerAdvisor.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerAdvisor.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
     if (!mSupportsPowerHint.has_value()) {
         std::lock_guard lock(mPowerHalMutex);
         HalWrapper* const halWrapper = getPowerHal();
-        mSupportsPowerHint = halWrapper->supportsPowerHintSession();
+        mSupportsPowerHint = halWrapper && halWrapper->supportsPowerHintSession();
     }
     return *mSupportsPowerHint;
 }