diff --git a/src/stores/CallStore.ts b/src/stores/CallStore.ts
index 5ebc51bcf5f3..9338ea7db0d0 100644
--- a/src/stores/CallStore.ts
+++ b/src/stores/CallStore.ts
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ export class CallStore extends AsyncStoreWithClient<{}> {
      * @param roomId The room's ID.
      * @returns The active call.
      */
-    public async getActiveCall(roomId: string): Promise<Call | null> {
-        const call = await this.getCall(roomId);
+    public getActiveCall(roomId: string): Call | null {
+        const call = this.getCall(roomId);
         return call !== null && this.activeCalls.has(call) ? call : null;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/stores/RoomViewStore.tsx b/src/stores/RoomViewStore.tsx
index 795813c9ec89..dfe910d57f18 100644
--- a/src/stores/RoomViewStore.tsx
+++ b/src/stores/RoomViewStore.tsx
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ export class RoomViewStore extends EventEmitter {
                     payload.view_call ??
                     (payload.room_id === this.state.roomId
                         ? this.state.viewingCall
-                        : (await CallStore.instance.getActiveCall(payload.room_id)) !== null),
+                        : CallStore.instance.getActiveCall(payload.room_id) !== null),
             };
 
             // Allow being given an event to be replied to when switching rooms but sanity check its for this room