diff --git a/ipc/glue/BackgroundChildImpl.cpp b/ipc/glue/BackgroundChildImpl.cpp
index b157048a48..a129069bcb 100644
--- a/ipc/glue/BackgroundChildImpl.cpp
+++ b/ipc/glue/BackgroundChildImpl.cpp
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ BackgroundChildImpl::DeallocPCamerasChild(camera::PCamerasChild *aActor)
   RefPtr<camera::CamerasChild> child =
       dont_AddRef(static_cast<camera::CamerasChild*>(aActor));
   MOZ_ASSERT(aActor);
+  camera::Shutdown();
 #endif
   return true;
 }