diff --git a/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/camerax/PendingRecordingProxyApi.java b/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/camerax/PendingRecordingProxyApi.java
index 8cf28799b91..8fda17d4454 100644
--- a/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/camerax/PendingRecordingProxyApi.java
+++ b/packages/camera/camera_android_camerax/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/camerax/PendingRecordingProxyApi.java
@@ -37,15 +37,16 @@ public PendingRecording asPersistentRecording(PendingRecording pigeonInstance) {
 
   @NonNull
   @Override
-  public PendingRecording withAudioEnabled(PendingRecording pigeonInstance, boolean initialMuted) {
-    if (!initialMuted
-        && ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(
-                getPigeonRegistrar().getContext(), Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO)
-            == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
-      return pigeonInstance.withAudioEnabled(false);
+  public PendingRecording withAudioEnabled(PendingRecording pigeonInstance, boolean initialMuted) {    
+    boolean hasPermission = ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(
+            getPigeonRegistrar().getContext(), Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO)
+        == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED;
+
+    if (hasPermission) {      
+      return pigeonInstance.withAudioEnabled(initialMuted);
     }
 
-    return pigeonInstance.withAudioEnabled(true);
+    return pigeonInstance;
   }
 
   @NonNull