diff --git a/target/board/emulator/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/emulator/BoardConfig.mk
index 784118aaf1..9ab607a67e 100644
--- a/target/board/emulator/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/emulator/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@
 TARGET_NO_BOOTLOADER := true
 TARGET_NO_KERNEL := true
 HAVE_HTC_AUDIO_DRIVER := true
+
+# no hardware camera
+USE_CAMERA_STUB := true
diff --git a/target/board/generic/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/generic/BoardConfig.mk
index 2b72d01da9..9e52d25c4d 100644
--- a/target/board/generic/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/generic/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ TARGET_NO_KERNEL := true
 TARGET_CPU_ABI := armeabi
 HAVE_HTC_AUDIO_DRIVER := true
 BOARD_USES_GENERIC_AUDIO := true
+
+# no hardware camera
+USE_CAMERA_STUB := true
diff --git a/target/board/sim/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/sim/BoardConfig.mk
index 491b30f98c..3d83e7bf51 100644
--- a/target/board/sim/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/sim/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -23,3 +23,6 @@ TARGET_CPU_ABI := none
 #the simulator partially emulates the original HTC /dev/eac audio interface
 HAVE_HTC_AUDIO_DRIVER := true
 BOARD_USES_GENERIC_AUDIO := true
+
+# no hardware camera
+USE_CAMERA_STUB := true