diff --git a/src/modules/land_detector/FixedwingLandDetector.cpp b/src/modules/land_detector/FixedwingLandDetector.cpp
index 4ed4a353ab..db077d6504 100644
--- a/src/modules/land_detector/FixedwingLandDetector.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/land_detector/FixedwingLandDetector.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ bool FixedwingLandDetector::_get_landed_state()
 		const float vel_xy_max_threshold   = airspeed_invalid ? 0.7f * _param_lndfw_vel_xy_max.get() :
 						     _param_lndfw_vel_xy_max.get();
 
-		const float max_rotation_threshold = math::radians(_param_lndfw_rot_max.get()) ;
+		// only use the max rotational threshold if neither airspeed nor groundspeed can be used for landing detection
+		const float max_rotation_threshold = (!_vehicle_local_position.v_xy_valid
+						      && airspeed_invalid) ? math::radians(_param_lndfw_rot_max.get()) : INFINITY;
 
 		// Crude land detector for fixedwing.
 		landDetected = _airspeed_filtered         < _param_lndfw_airspd.get()
diff --git a/src/modules/land_detector/land_detector_params_fw.c b/src/modules/land_detector/land_detector_params_fw.c
index 6ab78fb867..11eaac239c 100644
--- a/src/modules/land_detector/land_detector_params_fw.c
+++ b/src/modules/land_detector/land_detector_params_fw.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ PARAM_DEFINE_FLOAT(LNDFW_TRIG_TIME, 2.f);
  * Fixed-wing land detector: max rotational speed
  *
  * Maximum allowed norm of the angular velocity in the landed state.
+ * Only used if neither airspeed nor groundspeed can be used for landing detection.
  *
  * @unit deg/s
  * @decimal 1