diff --git a/drivers/cam_icp/icp_hw/icp_hw_mgr/cam_icp_hw_mgr.c b/drivers/cam_icp/icp_hw/icp_hw_mgr/cam_icp_hw_mgr.c
index a7e6bd9e987f3..8bc550bc188d0 100644
--- a/drivers/cam_icp/icp_hw/icp_hw_mgr/cam_icp_hw_mgr.c
+++ b/drivers/cam_icp/icp_hw/icp_hw_mgr/cam_icp_hw_mgr.c
@@ -2361,6 +2361,10 @@ static int cam_icp_mgr_process_fatal_error(
 
 	if (event_notify->event_id == HFI_EVENT_SYS_ERROR) {
 		CAM_INFO(CAM_ICP, "received HFI_EVENT_SYS_ERROR");
+		if (event_notify->event_data1 == HFI_ERR_SYS_FATAL) {
+			CAM_ERR(CAM_ICP, "received HFI_ERR_SYS_FATAL");
+			BUG();
+		}
 		rc = cam_icp_mgr_trigger_recovery(hw_mgr);
 		cam_icp_mgr_process_dbg_buf(icp_hw_mgr.a5_dbg_lvl);
 	}