diff --git a/EKF/control.cpp b/EKF/control.cpp
index a599ee7c7d..0fa5fe10b3 100644
--- a/EKF/control.cpp
+++ b/EKF/control.cpp
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ void Ekf::controlGpsFusion()
 		}
 
 		// Handle the case where we are using GPS and another source of aiding and GPS is failing checks
-		if (_control_status.flags.gps  && gps_checks_failing && (_control_status.flags.opt_flow || _control_status.flags.ev_pos)) {
+                if (_control_status.flags.gps  && gps_checks_failing && (_control_status.flags.opt_flow || _control_status.flags.ev_pos || _control_status.flags.ev_vel)) {
 			_control_status.flags.gps = false;
 			// Reset position state to external vision if we are going to use absolute values
 			if (_control_status.flags.ev_pos && !(_params.fusion_mode & MASK_ROTATE_EV)) {