diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerAdvisor.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerAdvisor.cpp
index 550ec61..06e0cbb 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerAdvisor.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerAdvisor.cpp
@@ -124,24 +124,20 @@
     static std::unique_ptr<HalWrapper> connect() {
         // Power HAL 1.3 is not guaranteed to be available, thus we need to query
         // Power HAL 1.0 first and try to cast it to Power HAL 1.3.
-        // Power HAL 1.0 is always available, thus if we fail to query it, it means
-        // Power HAL is not available temporarily and we should retry later. However,
-        // if Power HAL 1.0 is available and we can't cast it to Power HAL 1.3,
-        // it means Power HAL 1.3 is not available at all, so we should stop trying.
         sp<V1_3::IPower> powerHal = nullptr;
-        if (sHasPowerHal_1_3) {
-            sp<V1_0::IPower> powerHal_1_0 = V1_0::IPower::getService();
-            if (powerHal_1_0 != nullptr) {
-                // Try to cast to Power HAL 1.3
-                powerHal = V1_3::IPower::castFrom(powerHal_1_0);
-                if (powerHal == nullptr) {
-                    ALOGW("No Power HAL 1.3 service in system");
-                    sHasPowerHal_1_3 = false;
-                } else {
-                    ALOGI("Loaded Power HAL 1.3 service");
-                }
+        sp<V1_0::IPower> powerHal_1_0 = V1_0::IPower::getService();
+        if (powerHal_1_0 != nullptr) {
+            // Try to cast to Power HAL 1.3
+            powerHal = V1_3::IPower::castFrom(powerHal_1_0);
+            if (powerHal == nullptr) {
+                ALOGW("No Power HAL 1.3 service in system, disabling PowerAdvisor");
+            } else {
+                ALOGI("Loaded Power HAL 1.3 service");
             }
+        } else {
+            ALOGW("No Power HAL found, disabling PowerAdvisor");
         }
+
         if (powerHal == nullptr) {
             return nullptr;
         }
@@ -162,12 +158,9 @@
     }
 
 private:
-    static bool sHasPowerHal_1_3;
     const sp<V1_3::IPower> mPowerHal = nullptr;
 };
 
-bool HidlPowerHalWrapper::sHasPowerHal_1_3 = true;
-
 class AidlPowerHalWrapper : public PowerAdvisor::HalWrapper {
 public:
     AidlPowerHalWrapper(sp<IPower> powerHal) : mPowerHal(std::move(powerHal)) {
@@ -226,7 +219,13 @@
 
 PowerAdvisor::HalWrapper* PowerAdvisor::getPowerHal() {
     static std::unique_ptr<HalWrapper> sHalWrapper = nullptr;
+    static bool sHasHal = true;
 
+    if (!sHasHal) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    // If we used to have a HAL, but it stopped responding, attempt to reconnect
     if (mReconnectPowerHal) {
         sHalWrapper = nullptr;
         mReconnectPowerHal = false;
@@ -244,6 +243,12 @@
         sHalWrapper = HidlPowerHalWrapper::connect();
     }
 
+    // If we make it to this point and still don't have a HAL, it's unlikely we
+    // will, so stop trying
+    if (sHalWrapper == nullptr) {
+        sHasHal = false;
+    }
+
     return sHalWrapper.get();
 }