diff --git a/src/modules/ekf2/EKF/aid_sources/airspeed/airspeed_fusion.cpp b/src/modules/ekf2/EKF/aid_sources/airspeed/airspeed_fusion.cpp
index c9822d4829..61514ee79a 100644
--- a/src/modules/ekf2/EKF/aid_sources/airspeed/airspeed_fusion.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/ekf2/EKF/aid_sources/airspeed/airspeed_fusion.cpp
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ void Ekf::fuseAirspeed(const airspeedSample &airspeed_sample, estimator_aid_sour
 
 		_fault_status.flags.bad_airspeed = true;
 
+		stopAirspeedFusion();
+
 		return;
 	}