diff --git a/camera/common/1.0/default/CameraModule.cpp b/camera/common/1.0/default/CameraModule.cpp
index 9217a82..dc4e0f0 100644
--- a/camera/common/1.0/default/CameraModule.cpp
+++ b/camera/common/1.0/default/CameraModule.cpp
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
             return ret;
         }
         CameraMetadata m;
-        m = rawInfo.static_camera_characteristics;
+        m.append(rawInfo.static_camera_characteristics);
         deriveCameraCharacteristicsKeys(rawInfo.device_version, m);
         cameraInfo = rawInfo;
         cameraInfo.static_camera_characteristics = m.release();