diff --git a/src/android/camera_device.cpp b/src/android/camera_device.cpp
index d2679a9722e2..1b6f3f3a2b29 100644
--- a/src/android/camera_device.cpp
+++ b/src/android/camera_device.cpp
@@ -433,8 +433,6 @@ void CameraDevice::flush()
 void CameraDevice::stop()
 {
 	MutexLocker stateLock(stateMutex_);
-	if (state_ == State::Stopped)
-		return;

 	camera_->stop();