diff --git a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_main.cpp b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_main.cpp
index 9be21b25d7..a7d168efc0 100644
--- a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_main.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_main.cpp
@@ -1499,7 +1499,7 @@ Mavlink::task_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			/* switch HIL mode if required */
 			set_hil_enabled(status.hil_state == vehicle_status_s::HIL_STATE_ON);
 
-			set_manual_input_mode_generation(status.rc_input_off == vehicle_status_s::RC_IN_MODE_GENERATED);
+			set_manual_input_mode_generation(status.rc_input_mode == vehicle_status_s::RC_IN_MODE_GENERATED);
 		}
 
 		/* check for requested subscriptions */