diff --git a/selfdrive/loggerd/loggerd.cc b/selfdrive/loggerd/loggerd.cc
index cb2e5d4753..d575db9900 100644
--- a/selfdrive/loggerd/loggerd.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/loggerd/loggerd.cc
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ void encoder_thread(bool is_streaming, bool raw_clips, bool front) {
       VIPCBuf* buf = visionstream_get(&stream, &extra);
       if (buf == NULL) {
         LOG("visionstream get failed");
-        visionstream_destroy(&stream);
         break;
       }