diff --git a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
index 8f5d36abcf2c0..11fe76383c765 100644
--- a/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
+++ b/services/devicepolicy/java/com/android/server/devicepolicy/DevicePolicyManagerService.java
@@ -4789,26 +4789,22 @@ public class DevicePolicyManagerService extends BaseIDevicePolicyManager {
     private boolean resetPasswordInternal(String password, long tokenHandle, byte[] token,
             int flags, int callingUid, int userHandle) {
         int quality;
-        final int realQuality;
         synchronized (getLockObject()) {
             quality = getPasswordQuality(null, userHandle, /* parent */ false);
             if (quality == DevicePolicyManager.PASSWORD_QUALITY_MANAGED) {
                 quality = PASSWORD_QUALITY_UNSPECIFIED;
             }
             final PasswordMetrics metrics = PasswordMetrics.computeForPassword(password);
-            realQuality = metrics.quality;
-            if (quality != PASSWORD_QUALITY_UNSPECIFIED) {
-
-                if (realQuality < quality
-                        && quality != DevicePolicyManager.PASSWORD_QUALITY_COMPLEX) {
-                    Slog.w(LOG_TAG, "resetPassword: password quality 0x"
-                            + Integer.toHexString(realQuality)
-                            + " does not meet required quality 0x"
-                            + Integer.toHexString(quality));
-                    return false;
-                }
-                quality = Math.max(realQuality, quality);
+            final int realQuality = metrics.quality;
+            if (realQuality < quality
+                    && quality != DevicePolicyManager.PASSWORD_QUALITY_COMPLEX) {
+                Slog.w(LOG_TAG, "resetPassword: password quality 0x"
+                        + Integer.toHexString(realQuality)
+                        + " does not meet required quality 0x"
+                        + Integer.toHexString(quality));
+                return false;
             }
+            quality = Math.max(realQuality, quality);
             int length = getPasswordMinimumLength(null, userHandle, /* parent */ false);
             if (password.length() < length) {
                 Slog.w(LOG_TAG, "resetPassword: password length " + password.length()
@@ -4885,7 +4881,7 @@ public class DevicePolicyManagerService extends BaseIDevicePolicyManager {
         try {
             if (token == null) {
                 if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(password)) {
-                    mLockPatternUtils.saveLockPassword(password, null, realQuality, userHandle);
+                    mLockPatternUtils.saveLockPassword(password, null, quality, userHandle);
                 } else {
                     mLockPatternUtils.clearLock(null, userHandle);
                 }
@@ -4894,7 +4890,7 @@ public class DevicePolicyManagerService extends BaseIDevicePolicyManager {
                 result = mLockPatternUtils.setLockCredentialWithToken(password,
                         TextUtils.isEmpty(password) ? LockPatternUtils.CREDENTIAL_TYPE_NONE
                                 : LockPatternUtils.CREDENTIAL_TYPE_PASSWORD,
-                        realQuality, tokenHandle, token, userHandle);
+                        quality, tokenHandle, token, userHandle);
             }
             boolean requireEntry = (flags & DevicePolicyManager.RESET_PASSWORD_REQUIRE_ENTRY) != 0;
             if (requireEntry) {