diff --git a/core/jni/android_hardware_Camera.cpp b/core/jni/android_hardware_Camera.cpp
index 61d5031e16ed4..b49998157ad2b 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_hardware_Camera.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_hardware_Camera.cpp
@@ -256,6 +256,10 @@ void JNICameraContext::copyAndPost(JNIEnv* env, const sp<IMemory>& dataPtr, int
         ssize_t offset;
         size_t size;
         sp<IMemoryHeap> heap = dataPtr->getMemory(&offset, &size);
+        if (heap == NULL) {
+            ALOGV("copyAndPost: skipping null memory callback!");
+            return;
+        }
         ALOGV("copyAndPost: off=%zd, size=%zu", offset, size);
         uint8_t *heapBase = (uint8_t*)heap->base();