diff --git a/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.cpp b/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.cpp
index 4e6859c0ac000..a3ab64179e39b 100644
--- a/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.cpp
+++ b/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.cpp
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ status_t CameraService::Client::connect(const sp<ICameraClient>& client)
         sp<ICameraClient> oldClient;
         {
             Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
-            if (mClientPid != 0) {
+            if (mClientPid != 0 && checkPid() != NO_ERROR) {
                 LOGW("Tried to connect to locked camera");
                 return -EBUSY;
             }