diff --git a/camera/CameraParameters.cpp b/camera/CameraParameters.cpp
index fd91bf2..661f49c 100644
--- a/camera/CameraParameters.cpp
+++ b/camera/CameraParameters.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    if (strchr(value, '=') || strchr(key, ';')) {
+    if (strchr(value, '=') || strchr(value, ';')) {
         //XXX ALOGE("Value \"%s\"contains invalid character (= or ;)", value);
         return;
     }