diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraClient.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraClient.cpp
index 5b59ef9..7e199fa 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraClient.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraClient.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     if (res != OK) {
         ALOGE("%s: Camera %d: unable to initialize device: %s (%d)",
                 __FUNCTION__, mCameraId, strerror(-res), res);
+        mHardware.clear();
         return NO_INIT;
     }