diff --git a/src/modules/land_detector/land_detector_params.c b/src/modules/land_detector/land_detector_params.c
index 56f971dd35..77bac2ad74 100644
--- a/src/modules/land_detector/land_detector_params.c
+++ b/src/modules/land_detector/land_detector_params.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
  *
  * @group Land Detector
  */
-PARAM_DEFINE_FLOAT(LNDMC_Z_VEL_MAX, 1.00f);
+PARAM_DEFINE_FLOAT(LNDMC_Z_VEL_MAX, 0.60f);
 
 /**
  * Multicopter max horizontal velocity