diff --git a/media/java/android/media/ExifInterface.java b/media/java/android/media/ExifInterface.java
index 6677178514e02..59597af55085b 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/ExifInterface.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/ExifInterface.java
@@ -2101,9 +2101,7 @@ public class ExifInterface {
     private int getMimeType(BufferedInputStream in) throws IOException {
         in.mark(SIGNATURE_CHECK_SIZE);
         byte[] signatureCheckBytes = new byte[SIGNATURE_CHECK_SIZE];
-        if (in.read(signatureCheckBytes) != SIGNATURE_CHECK_SIZE) {
-            throw new EOFException();
-        }
+        in.read(signatureCheckBytes);
         in.reset();
         if (isJpegFormat(signatureCheckBytes)) {
             return IMAGE_TYPE_JPEG;