diff --git a/src/com/android/camera/CameraActivity.java b/src/com/android/camera/CameraActivity.java
index e7d66e7..f92f7b2 100755
--- a/src/com/android/camera/CameraActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/camera/CameraActivity.java
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@
     private WakeLock mWakeLock;
     private static final int REFOCUS_ACTIVITY_CODE = 1;
 
+    private boolean mIsStartup = true;
+
     private class MyOrientationEventListener
             extends OrientationEventListener {
         public MyOrientationEventListener(Context context) {
@@ -2033,6 +2035,12 @@
     }
 
     protected void updateStorageSpaceAndHint() {
+        if (mIsStartup) {
+            if (!SDCard.instance().isWriteable()) {
+                Storage.setSaveSDCard(false);
+            }
+            mIsStartup = false;
+        }
         updateStorageSpace();
         updateStorageHint(mStorageSpaceBytes);
     }