diff --git a/camera/provider/2.4/default/CameraProvider.cpp b/camera/provider/2.4/default/CameraProvider.cpp
index 9f4d188..791b93c 100644
--- a/camera/provider/2.4/default/CameraProvider.cpp
+++ b/camera/provider/2.4/default/CameraProvider.cpp
@@ -207,6 +207,20 @@
 
     mNumberOfLegacyCameras = mModule->getNumberOfCameras();
     for (int i = 0; i < mNumberOfLegacyCameras; i++) {
+        struct camera_info info;
+        auto rc = mModule->getCameraInfo(i, &info);
+        if (rc != NO_ERROR) {
+            ALOGE("%s: Camera info query failed!", __func__);
+            mModule.clear();
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (checkCameraVersion(i, info) != OK) {
+            ALOGE("%s: Camera version check failed!", __func__);
+            mModule.clear();
+            return true;
+        }
+
         char cameraId[kMaxCameraIdLen];
         snprintf(cameraId, sizeof(cameraId), "%d", i);
         std::string cameraIdStr(cameraId);
@@ -242,6 +256,40 @@
     return false; // mInitFailed
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check that the device HAL version is still in supported.
+ */
+int CameraProvider::checkCameraVersion(int id, camera_info info) {
+    if (mModule == nullptr) {
+        return NO_INIT;
+    }
+
+    // device_version undefined in CAMERA_MODULE_API_VERSION_1_0,
+    // All CAMERA_MODULE_API_VERSION_1_0 devices are backward-compatible
+    if (mModule->getModuleApiVersion() >= CAMERA_MODULE_API_VERSION_2_0) {
+        // Verify the device version is in the supported range
+        switch (info.device_version) {
+            case CAMERA_DEVICE_API_VERSION_1_0:
+            case CAMERA_DEVICE_API_VERSION_3_2:
+            case CAMERA_DEVICE_API_VERSION_3_3:
+            case CAMERA_DEVICE_API_VERSION_3_4:
+                // in support
+                break;
+            case CAMERA_DEVICE_API_VERSION_2_0:
+            case CAMERA_DEVICE_API_VERSION_2_1:
+            case CAMERA_DEVICE_API_VERSION_3_0:
+            case CAMERA_DEVICE_API_VERSION_3_1:
+                // no longer supported
+            default:
+                ALOGE("%s: Device %d has HAL version %x, which is not supported",
+                        __FUNCTION__, id, info.device_version);
+                return NO_INIT;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return OK;
+}
+
 bool CameraProvider::setUpVendorTags() {
     ATRACE_CALL();
     vendor_tag_ops_t vOps = vendor_tag_ops_t();
diff --git a/camera/provider/2.4/default/CameraProvider.h b/camera/provider/2.4/default/CameraProvider.h
index d7b0ea6..75971fa 100644
--- a/camera/provider/2.4/default/CameraProvider.h
+++ b/camera/provider/2.4/default/CameraProvider.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
 
     hidl_vec<VendorTagSection> mVendorTagSections;
     bool setUpVendorTags();
+    int checkCameraVersion(int id, camera_info info);
 
     // extract legacy camera ID/device version from a HIDL device name
     static std::string getLegacyCameraId(const hidl_string& deviceName);