diff --git a/src/Essentials/src/MediaPicker/MediaPicker.ios.cs b/src/Essentials/src/MediaPicker/MediaPicker.ios.cs
index 188aa40d3e32..7c5122a187f8 100644
--- a/src/Essentials/src/MediaPicker/MediaPicker.ios.cs
+++ b/src/Essentials/src/MediaPicker/MediaPicker.ios.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static async Task<FileResult> PhotoAsync(MediaPickerOptions options, bool photo,
 			if (!UIImagePickerController.AvailableMediaTypes(sourceType).Contains(mediaType))
 				throw new FeatureNotSupportedException();
 
-			if (!photo)
+			if (!photo && !pickExisting)
 				await Permissions.EnsureGrantedAsync<Permissions.Microphone>();
 
 			// Check if picking existing or not and ensure permission accordingly as they can be set independently from each other