diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.cpp
index 6421695387..69b1d7d571 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.cpp
@@ -2350,7 +2350,9 @@ void Camera3Device::setErrorStateLockedV(const char *fmt, va_list args) {
 
     mErrorCause = errorCause;
 
-    mRequestThread->setPaused(true);
+    if (mRequestThread != nullptr) {
+        mRequestThread->setPaused(true);
+    }
     internalUpdateStatusLocked(STATUS_ERROR);
 
     // Notify upstream about a device error