diff --git a/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera-utils.c b/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera-utils.c
index 4a57c6774..87be87e91 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera-utils.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera-utils.c
@@ -912,6 +912,10 @@ static int spa_libcamera_stream_off(struct impl *this)
 
 	libcamera_stop_capture(dev->camera);
 
+	spa_log_info(this->log, "disconnecting camera");
+
+	libcamera_disconnect(dev->camera);
+
 	spa_loop_invoke(this->data_loop, do_remove_source, 0, NULL, 0, true, port);
 
 	spa_list_init(&port->queue);
diff --git a/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera_wrapper.cpp b/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera_wrapper.cpp
index 4e0a461c8..dfc224812 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera_wrapper.cpp
@@ -518,8 +518,6 @@ extern "C" {
 	}
 
 	void LibCamera::stop() {
-		this->disconnect();
-
 		StreamConfiguration &cfg = this->config_->at(0);
 		Stream *stream = cfg.stream();
 		uint32_t nbuffers = this->allocator_->buffers(stream).size();