diff --git a/src/modules/mc_att_control/mc_att_control_main.cpp b/src/modules/mc_att_control/mc_att_control_main.cpp
index f1ac17f16b..27584d199b 100644
--- a/src/modules/mc_att_control/mc_att_control_main.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/mc_att_control/mc_att_control_main.cpp
@@ -1124,11 +1124,12 @@ MulticopterAttitudeControl::task_main()
 
 	/* wakeup source: gyro data from sensor selected by the sensor app */
 	px4_pollfd_struct_t poll_fds = {};
-	poll_fds.fd = _sensor_gyro_sub[_selected_gyro];
 	poll_fds.events = POLLIN;
 
 	while (!_task_should_exit) {
 
+		poll_fds.fd = _sensor_gyro_sub[_selected_gyro];
+
 		/* wait for up to 100ms for data */
 		int pret = px4_poll(&poll_fds, 1, 100);