diff --git a/boot/aidl/default/BootControl.cpp b/boot/aidl/default/BootControl.cpp
index 4e3c21b..b73c94d 100644
--- a/boot/aidl/default/BootControl.cpp
+++ b/boot/aidl/default/BootControl.cpp
@@ -84,10 +84,12 @@
 
 ScopedAStatus BootControl::getSuffix(int32_t in_slot, std::string* _aidl_return) {
     if (!impl_.IsValidSlot(in_slot)) {
-        return ScopedAStatus::fromServiceSpecificErrorWithMessage(
-                INVALID_SLOT, (std::string("Invalid slot ") + std::to_string(in_slot)).c_str());
+        // Old HIDL hal returns empty string for invalid slots. We should maintain this behavior in
+        // AIDL for compatibility.
+        _aidl_return->clear();
+    } else {
+        *_aidl_return = impl_.GetSuffix(in_slot);
     }
-    *_aidl_return = impl_.GetSuffix(in_slot);
     return ScopedAStatus::ok();
 }
 
diff --git a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/LnbTests.h b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/LnbTests.h
index d6b5a25..a21e68d 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/LnbTests.h
+++ b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/LnbTests.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include <utils/Mutex.h>
 #include <map>
 
+#define INVALID_LNB_ID -1
+
 using android::Condition;
 using android::Mutex;
 
diff --git a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.cpp b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.cpp
index e6c6691..b8e2912 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.cpp
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@
     mFrontendTests.getFrontendIdByType(frontendConf.type, feId);
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFrontendTests.openFrontendById(feId));
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFrontendTests.setFrontendCallback());
-    if (mLnbId) {
-        ASSERT_TRUE(mFrontendTests.setLnb(*mLnbId));
+    if (mLnbId != INVALID_LNB_ID) {
+        ASSERT_TRUE(mFrontendTests.setLnb(mLnbId));
     }
     if (frontendConf.isSoftwareFe) {
         mFrontendTests.setSoftwareFrontendDvrConfig(dvrMap[live.dvrSoftwareFeId]);
@@ -162,10 +162,9 @@
         ASSERT_TRUE(mLnbTests.getLnbIds(ids));
         ASSERT_TRUE(ids.size() > 0);
         ASSERT_TRUE(mLnbTests.openLnbById(ids[0]));
-        mLnbId = &ids[0];
+        mLnbId = ids[0];
     } else {
-        mLnbId = (int32_t*)malloc(sizeof(int32_t));
-        ASSERT_TRUE(mLnbTests.openLnbByName(lnbConf.name, *mLnbId));
+        ASSERT_TRUE(mLnbTests.openLnbByName(lnbConf.name, mLnbId));
     }
     ASSERT_TRUE(mLnbTests.setLnbCallback());
     ASSERT_TRUE(mLnbTests.setVoltage(lnbConf.voltage));
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@
     ASSERT_TRUE(mLnbTests.setSatellitePosition(lnbConf.position));
     broadcastSingleFilterTest(filterConf, frontendConf);
     ASSERT_TRUE(mLnbTests.closeLnb());
-    mLnbId = nullptr;
+    mLnbId = INVALID_LNB_ID;
 }
 
 void TunerBroadcastAidlTest::mediaFilterUsingSharedMemoryTest(FilterConfig filterConf,
@@ -248,10 +247,9 @@
         ASSERT_TRUE(mLnbTests.getLnbIds(ids));
         ASSERT_TRUE(ids.size() > 0);
         ASSERT_TRUE(mLnbTests.openLnbById(ids[0]));
-        mLnbId = &ids[0];
+        mLnbId = ids[0];
     } else {
-        mLnbId = (int32_t*)malloc(sizeof(int32_t));
-        ASSERT_TRUE(mLnbTests.openLnbByName(lnbConf.name, *mLnbId));
+        ASSERT_TRUE(mLnbTests.openLnbByName(lnbConf.name, mLnbId));
     }
     ASSERT_TRUE(mLnbTests.setLnbCallback());
     ASSERT_TRUE(mLnbTests.setVoltage(lnbConf.voltage));
@@ -262,7 +260,7 @@
     }
     recordSingleFilterTest(filterConf, frontendConf, dvrConf);
     ASSERT_TRUE(mLnbTests.closeLnb());
-    mLnbId = nullptr;
+    mLnbId = INVALID_LNB_ID;
 }
 
 void TunerRecordAidlTest::attachSingleFilterToRecordDvrTest(FilterConfig filterConf,
diff --git a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.h b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.h
index 6ffa18f..2e69821 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.h
+++ b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.h
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@
     virtual void TearDown() override {
         clearIds();
         mService = nullptr;
-        mLnbId = nullptr;
     }
 
   protected:
@@ -299,7 +298,7 @@
     LnbTests mLnbTests;
 
   private:
-    int32_t* mLnbId = nullptr;
+    int32_t mLnbId = INVALID_LNB_ID;
 };
 
 GTEST_ALLOW_UNINSTANTIATED_PARAMETERIZED_TEST(TunerRecordAidlTest);
@@ -357,7 +356,6 @@
     virtual void TearDown() override {
         clearIds();
         mService = nullptr;
-        mLnbId = nullptr;
     }
 
   protected:
@@ -380,7 +378,7 @@
     void mediaFilterUsingSharedMemoryTest(FilterConfig filterConf, FrontendConfig frontendConf);
 
   private:
-    int32_t* mLnbId = nullptr;
+    int32_t mLnbId = INVALID_LNB_ID;
 };
 
 GTEST_ALLOW_UNINSTANTIATED_PARAMETERIZED_TEST(TunerBroadcastAidlTest);