diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index fd824dc..db2447c 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -2889,7 +2889,8 @@
     ALOGV("Display Orientation: %s", toCString(creationArgs.physicalOrientation));
 
     // virtual displays are always considered enabled
-    creationArgs.initialPowerMode = state.isVirtual() ? hal::PowerMode::ON : hal::PowerMode::OFF;
+    creationArgs.initialPowerMode =
+            state.isVirtual() ? std::make_optional(hal::PowerMode::ON) : std::nullopt;
 
     sp<DisplayDevice> display = getFactory().createDisplayDevice(creationArgs);
 
@@ -4870,8 +4871,8 @@
     const auto displayId = display->getPhysicalId();
     ALOGD("Setting power mode %d on display %s", mode, to_string(displayId).c_str());
 
-    const hal::PowerMode currentMode = display->getPowerMode();
-    if (mode == currentMode) {
+    std::optional<hal::PowerMode> currentMode = display->getPowerMode();
+    if (currentMode.has_value() && mode == *currentMode) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -4887,7 +4888,7 @@
         mInterceptor->savePowerModeUpdate(display->getSequenceId(), static_cast<int32_t>(mode));
     }
     const auto refreshRate = display->refreshRateConfigs().getActiveMode()->getFps();
-    if (currentMode == hal::PowerMode::OFF) {
+    if (*currentMode == hal::PowerMode::OFF) {
         // Turn on the display
         if (display->isInternal() && (!activeDisplay || !activeDisplay->isPoweredOn())) {
             onActiveDisplayChangedLocked(display);
@@ -4918,7 +4919,7 @@
         if (SurfaceFlinger::setSchedAttr(false) != NO_ERROR) {
             ALOGW("Couldn't set uclamp.min on display off: %s\n", strerror(errno));
         }
-        if (isDisplayActiveLocked(display) && currentMode != hal::PowerMode::DOZE_SUSPEND) {
+        if (isDisplayActiveLocked(display) && *currentMode != hal::PowerMode::DOZE_SUSPEND) {
             mScheduler->disableHardwareVsync(true);
             mScheduler->onScreenReleased(mAppConnectionHandle);
         }
@@ -4932,7 +4933,7 @@
     } else if (mode == hal::PowerMode::DOZE || mode == hal::PowerMode::ON) {
         // Update display while dozing
         getHwComposer().setPowerMode(displayId, mode);
-        if (isDisplayActiveLocked(display) && currentMode == hal::PowerMode::DOZE_SUSPEND) {
+        if (isDisplayActiveLocked(display) && *currentMode == hal::PowerMode::DOZE_SUSPEND) {
             mScheduler->onScreenAcquired(mAppConnectionHandle);
             mScheduler->resyncToHardwareVsync(true, refreshRate);
         }