diff --git a/media/ndk/NdkImageReader.cpp b/media/ndk/NdkImageReader.cpp
index e90783d..fd6ecb5 100644
--- a/media/ndk/NdkImageReader.cpp
+++ b/media/ndk/NdkImageReader.cpp
@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@
     for (auto it = mAcquiredImages.begin();
               it != mAcquiredImages.end(); it++) {
         AImage* image = *it;
+        Mutex::Autolock _l(image->mLock);
         releaseImageLocked(image, /*releaseFenceFd*/-1);
-        image->close();
     }
 
     // Delete Buffer Items
@@ -502,6 +502,8 @@
     mBufferItemConsumer->releaseBuffer(*buffer, bufferFence);
     returnBufferItemLocked(buffer);
     image->mBuffer = nullptr;
+    image->mLockedBuffer = nullptr;
+    image->mIsClosed = true;
 
     bool found = false;
     // cleanup acquired image list