diff --git a/src/main/fc/fc_tasks.c b/src/main/fc/fc_tasks.c
index 4ceb6a555e..72c57be184 100644
--- a/src/main/fc/fc_tasks.c
+++ b/src/main/fc/fc_tasks.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ cfTask_t cfTasks[TASK_COUNT] = {
     [TASK_GPS] = {
         .taskName = "GPS",
         .taskFunc = gpsUpdate,
-        .desiredPeriod = TASK_PERIOD_HZ(10),        // GPS usually don't go raster than 10Hz
+        .desiredPeriod = TASK_PERIOD_HZ(100),        // Required to prevent buffer overruns if running at 115200 baud (115 bytes / period < 256 bytes buffer)
         .staticPriority = TASK_PRIORITY_MEDIUM,
     },
 #endif