diff --git a/camera/CameraBase.cpp b/camera/CameraBase.cpp
index aecb70a..0b0f584 100644
--- a/camera/CameraBase.cpp
+++ b/camera/CameraBase.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <binder/IMemory.h>
 
 #include <camera/CameraBase.h>
+#include <camera/CameraUtils.h>
 
 // needed to instantiate
 #include <camera/Camera.h>
@@ -124,9 +125,7 @@
 {
     Mutex::Autolock _l(gLock);
     if (gCameraService.get() == 0) {
-        char value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
-        property_get("config.disable_cameraservice", value, "0");
-        if (strncmp(value, "0", 2) != 0 && strncasecmp(value, "false", 6) != 0) {
+        if (CameraUtils::isCameraServiceDisabled()) {
             return gCameraService;
         }
 
diff --git a/camera/CameraUtils.cpp b/camera/CameraUtils.cpp
index 67fc116..f9b1b37 100644
--- a/camera/CameraUtils.cpp
+++ b/camera/CameraUtils.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <system/window.h>
 #include <system/graphics.h>
 
+#include <cutils/properties.h>
 #include <utils/Log.h>
 
 namespace android {
@@ -122,4 +123,10 @@
     return OK;
 }
 
+bool CameraUtils::isCameraServiceDisabled() {
+    char value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
+    property_get("config.disable_cameraservice", value, "0");
+    return (strncmp(value, "0", 2) != 0 && strncasecmp(value, "false", 6) != 0);
+}
+
 } /* namespace android */
diff --git a/camera/include/camera/CameraUtils.h b/camera/include/camera/CameraUtils.h
index f596f80..a397ccd 100644
--- a/camera/include/camera/CameraUtils.h
+++ b/camera/include/camera/CameraUtils.h
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@
          */
         static bool isNativeHandleMetadata(const sp<IMemory>& imageData);
 
+        /**
+         * Check if camera service is disabled on this device
+         */
+        static bool isCameraServiceDisabled();
+
     private:
         CameraUtils();
 };
diff --git a/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraManager.cpp b/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraManager.cpp
index 419250c..73cabbf 100644
--- a/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraManager.cpp
+++ b/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraManager.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <utils/Vector.h>
 #include <cutils/properties.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <camera/CameraUtils.h>
 #include <camera/VendorTagDescriptor.h>
 
 using namespace android::acam;
@@ -70,12 +71,6 @@
     mCameraService.clear();
 }
 
-static bool isCameraServiceDisabled() {
-    char value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
-    property_get("config.disable_cameraservice", value, "0");
-    return (strncmp(value, "0", 2) != 0 && strncasecmp(value, "false", 6) != 0);
-}
-
 sp<hardware::ICameraService> CameraManagerGlobal::getCameraService() {
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
     return getCameraServiceLocked();
@@ -83,7 +78,7 @@
 
 sp<hardware::ICameraService> CameraManagerGlobal::getCameraServiceLocked() {
     if (mCameraService.get() == nullptr) {
-        if (isCameraServiceDisabled()) {
+        if (CameraUtils::isCameraServiceDisabled()) {
             return mCameraService;
         }