diff --git a/camera/device/default/ExternalCameraDeviceSession.cpp b/camera/device/default/ExternalCameraDeviceSession.cpp
index c962974..95a36f0 100644
--- a/camera/device/default/ExternalCameraDeviceSession.cpp
+++ b/camera/device/default/ExternalCameraDeviceSession.cpp
@@ -224,10 +224,6 @@
 }
 
 void ExternalCameraDeviceSession::closeOutputThread() {
-    closeOutputThreadImpl();
-}
-
-void ExternalCameraDeviceSession::closeOutputThreadImpl() {
     if (mOutputThread != nullptr) {
         mOutputThread->flush();
         mOutputThread->requestExitAndWait();
@@ -235,6 +231,13 @@
     }
 }
 
+void ExternalCameraDeviceSession::closeBufferRequestThread() {
+    if (mBufferRequestThread != nullptr) {
+        mBufferRequestThread->requestExitAndWait();
+        mBufferRequestThread.reset();
+    }
+}
+
 Status ExternalCameraDeviceSession::initStatus() const {
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
     Status status = Status::OK;
@@ -248,7 +251,7 @@
 ExternalCameraDeviceSession::~ExternalCameraDeviceSession() {
     if (!isClosed()) {
         ALOGE("ExternalCameraDeviceSession deleted before close!");
-        close(/*callerIsDtor*/ true);
+        closeImpl();
     }
 }
 
@@ -1411,19 +1414,16 @@
 }
 
 ScopedAStatus ExternalCameraDeviceSession::close() {
-    close(false);
+    closeImpl();
     return fromStatus(Status::OK);
 }
 
-void ExternalCameraDeviceSession::close(bool callerIsDtor) {
+void ExternalCameraDeviceSession::closeImpl() {
     Mutex::Autolock _il(mInterfaceLock);
     bool closed = isClosed();
     if (!closed) {
-        if (callerIsDtor) {
-            closeOutputThreadImpl();
-        } else {
-            closeOutputThread();
-        }
+        closeOutputThread();
+        closeBufferRequestThread();
 
         Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
         // free all buffers