diff --git a/homeassistant/components/camera/mjpeg.py b/homeassistant/components/camera/mjpeg.py
index 981ed9dbf49..d3af55a91f1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/camera/mjpeg.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/camera/mjpeg.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class MjpegCamera(Camera):
 
         finally:
             if stream is not None:
-                self.hass.async_add_job(stream.release())
+                yield from stream.close()
             if response is not None:
                 yield from response.write_eof()