diff --git a/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/Camera1Session.java b/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/Camera1Session.java
index c27b4fc12d..27e7d17ecd 100644
--- a/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/Camera1Session.java
+++ b/sdk/android/src/java/org/webrtc/Camera1Session.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Camera1Session implements CameraSession {
 
     try {
       camera.setPreviewTexture(surfaceTextureHelper.getSurfaceTexture());
-    } catch (IOException e) {
+    } catch (IOException | RuntimeException e) {
       camera.release();
       callback.onFailure(FailureType.ERROR, e.getMessage());
       return;