diff --git a/DirectHW/DirectHW.c b/DirectHW/DirectHW.c
index d2eaeae..3fd4293 100644
--- a/DirectHW/DirectHW.c
+++ b/DirectHW/DirectHW.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static void darwin_cleanup(void)
 }
 
 kern_return_t MyIOConnectCallStructMethod(
-    io_connect_t    connect,
+    io_connect_t    _connect,
     unsigned int    index,
     void *          in,
     size_t          dataInLen,
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ kern_return_t MyIOConnectCallStructMethod(
 {
     kern_return_t err;
 #if MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED <= MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_4 || MAC_OS_X_VERSION_SDK <= MAC_OS_X_VERSION_1
0_4
+       if (connect == -1)
+               connect = _connect;
     err = IOConnectMethodStructureIStructureO(connect, index, dataInLen, dataOutLen, in, out);
 #elif defined(__LP64__)
     err = IOConnectCallStructMethod(connect, index, in, dataInLen, out, dataOutLen);