diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/impl/CameraDeviceImpl.java b/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/impl/CameraDeviceImpl.java
index 16701e5a9ed70..ad0cd0f7dcbeb 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/impl/CameraDeviceImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/impl/CameraDeviceImpl.java
@@ -906,7 +906,6 @@ public class CameraDeviceImpl extends CameraDevice {
             }
 
             mRemoteDevice = null;
-            mInError = false;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1889,13 +1888,13 @@ public class CameraDeviceImpl extends CameraDevice {
     }
 
     private void checkIfCameraClosedOrInError() throws CameraAccessException {
+        if (mRemoteDevice == null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("CameraDevice was already closed");
+        }
         if (mInError) {
             throw new CameraAccessException(CameraAccessException.CAMERA_ERROR,
                     "The camera device has encountered a serious error");
         }
-        if (mRemoteDevice == null) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("CameraDevice was already closed");
-        }
     }
 
     /** Whether the camera device has started to close (may not yet have finished) */