diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/impl/CameraDeviceImpl.java b/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/impl/CameraDeviceImpl.java
index d84a6fcbd16fe..d2e820e17776f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/impl/CameraDeviceImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/impl/CameraDeviceImpl.java
@@ -974,6 +974,7 @@ public class CameraDeviceImpl extends CameraDevice
 
             if (mRemoteDevice != null) {
                 mRemoteDevice.disconnect();
+                mRemoteDevice.unlinkToDeath(this, /*flags*/0);
             }
 
             // Only want to fire the onClosed callback once;
diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/impl/ICameraDeviceUserWrapper.java b/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/impl/ICameraDeviceUserWrapper.java
index ddc3fd12b70d0..b2f6c1d4c289f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/impl/ICameraDeviceUserWrapper.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/impl/ICameraDeviceUserWrapper.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import android.hardware.camera2.ICameraDeviceUser;
 import android.hardware.camera2.impl.CameraMetadataNative;
 import android.hardware.camera2.params.OutputConfiguration;
 import android.hardware.camera2.utils.SubmitInfo;
+import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.view.Surface;
 
@@ -53,6 +54,10 @@ public class ICameraDeviceUserWrapper {
         mRemoteDevice = remoteDevice;
     }
 
+    public void unlinkToDeath(IBinder.DeathRecipient recipient, int flags) {
+        mRemoteDevice.asBinder().unlinkToDeath(recipient, flags);
+    }
+
     public void disconnect()  {
         try {
             mRemoteDevice.disconnect();