diff --git a/src/modules/navigator/rtl_direct_mission_land.cpp b/src/modules/navigator/rtl_direct_mission_land.cpp
index 7e8b3d4aa4..adc681bf2a 100644
--- a/src/modules/navigator/rtl_direct_mission_land.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/navigator/rtl_direct_mission_land.cpp
@@ -203,10 +203,10 @@ void RtlDirectMissionLand::setActiveMissionItems()
 
 			_mission_item.autocontinue = true;
 			_mission_item.time_inside = 0.0f;
-
-			pos_sp_triplet->previous = pos_sp_triplet->current;
 		}
 
+		pos_sp_triplet->previous = pos_sp_triplet->current;
+
 		if (num_found_items > 0) {
 			mission_item_to_position_setpoint(next_mission_items[0u], &pos_sp_triplet->next);
 		}