diff --git a/src/main/drivers/dshot.c b/src/main/drivers/dshot.c
index 75c8cec1b7..6d83ea88d0 100644
--- a/src/main/drivers/dshot.c
+++ b/src/main/drivers/dshot.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <math.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include "platform.h"
 
@@ -178,6 +179,11 @@ dshotTelemetryType_t dshot_get_telemetry_type_to_decode(uint8_t motorIndex)
     return type;
 }
 
+void dshotCleanTelemetryData(void)
+{
+    memset(dshotTelemetryState.motorState, 0, MAX_SUPPORTED_MOTORS * sizeof(dshotTelemetryMotorState_t));
+}
+
 FAST_CODE void dshotUpdateTelemetryData(uint8_t motorIndex, dshotTelemetryType_t type, uint16_t value)
 {
     // Update telemetry data
diff --git a/src/main/drivers/dshot.h b/src/main/drivers/dshot.h
index 3ba7b1e2a3..fb41b87de0 100644
--- a/src/main/drivers/dshot.h
+++ b/src/main/drivers/dshot.h
@@ -117,5 +117,6 @@ void validateAndfixMotorOutputReordering(uint8_t *array, const unsigned size);
 
 dshotTelemetryType_t dshot_get_telemetry_type_to_decode(uint8_t motorIndex);
 uint32_t dshot_decode_telemetry_value(uint32_t value, dshotTelemetryType_t *type);
+void dshotCleanTelemetryData(void);
 void dshotUpdateTelemetryData(uint8_t motorIndex, dshotTelemetryType_t type, uint16_t value);
 
diff --git a/src/main/fc/core.c b/src/main/fc/core.c
index 004f0cdf91..e57f3e8e4e 100644
--- a/src/main/fc/core.c
+++ b/src/main/fc/core.c
@@ -509,9 +509,11 @@ void tryArm(void)
             return;
         }
 
+
 #if defined(USE_ESC_SENSOR) && defined(USE_DSHOT_TELEMETRY)
         // Try to activate extended DSHOT telemetry only if no esc sensor exists and dshot telemetry is active
         if (isMotorProtocolDshot() && !featureIsEnabled(FEATURE_ESC_SENSOR) && motorConfig()->dev.useDshotTelemetry) {
+            dshotCleanTelemetryData();
             dshotCommandWrite(ALL_MOTORS, getMotorCount(), DSHOT_CMD_EXTENDED_TELEMETRY_ENABLE, DSHOT_CMD_TYPE_INLINE);
         }
 #endif