diff --git a/src/android/camera_device.cpp b/src/android/camera_device.cpp
index a81e3c905d6c..a65b978ffc32 100644
--- a/src/android/camera_device.cpp
+++ b/src/android/camera_device.cpp
@@ -376,11 +376,7 @@ int CameraDevice::initialize()
 			facing_ = CAMERA_FACING_BACK;
 			break;
 		case properties::CameraLocationExternal:
-			/*
-			 * \todo Set this to EXTERNAL once we support
-			 * HARDWARE_LEVEL_EXTERNAL
-			 */
-			facing_ = CAMERA_FACING_FRONT;
+			facing_ = CAMERA_FACING_EXTERNAL;
 			break;
 		}
 	}