diff --git a/drivers/cam_req_mgr/cam_req_mgr_core.c b/drivers/cam_req_mgr/cam_req_mgr_core.c
index 3147eeab0a7b..287db0c46d2f 100644
--- a/drivers/cam_req_mgr/cam_req_mgr_core.c
+++ b/drivers/cam_req_mgr/cam_req_mgr_core.c
@@ -625,9 +625,6 @@ static int __cam_req_mgr_send_req(struct cam_req_mgr_core_link *link,
 					*failed_dev = dev;
 					break;
 				}
-
-				if (pd == link->max_delay)
-					link->open_req_cnt--;
 			}
 			trace_cam_req_mgr_apply_request(link, &apply_req, dev);
 		}
@@ -1260,6 +1257,7 @@ static int __cam_req_mgr_process_req(struct cam_req_mgr_core_link *link,
 				&idx, reset_step + 1,
 				in_q->num_slots);
 			__cam_req_mgr_reset_req_slot(link, idx);
+			link->open_req_cnt--;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/cam_req_mgr/cam_req_mgr_dev.c b/drivers/cam_req_mgr/cam_req_mgr_dev.c
index 718942552bc7..a30dc69a80d0 100644
--- a/drivers/cam_req_mgr/cam_req_mgr_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/cam_req_mgr/cam_req_mgr_dev.c
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ static int cam_req_mgr_close(struct file *filep)
 	struct v4l2_fh *vfh = filep->private_data;
 	struct v4l2_subdev_fh *subdev_fh = to_v4l2_subdev_fh(vfh);
 
+	CAM_WARN(CAM_CRM,
+		"release invoked associated userspace process has died");
 	mutex_lock(&g_dev.cam_lock);
 
 	if (g_dev.open_cnt <= 0) {