diff --git a/ApiDemos/kotlin/app/src/gms/java/com/example/kotlindemos/CameraDemoActivity.kt b/ApiDemos/kotlin/app/src/gms/java/com/example/kotlindemos/CameraDemoActivity.kt
index b81e053a..1e21c1ed 100644
--- a/ApiDemos/kotlin/app/src/gms/java/com/example/kotlindemos/CameraDemoActivity.kt
+++ b/ApiDemos/kotlin/app/src/gms/java/com/example/kotlindemos/CameraDemoActivity.kt
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class CameraDemoActivity :
     // [END_EXCLUDE]
 
     override fun onMapReady(googleMap: GoogleMap) {
+        map = googleMap
         // return early if the map was not initialised properly
         with(googleMap) {
             setOnCameraIdleListener(this@CameraDemoActivity)