diff --git a/src/main/navigation/navigation_fixedwing.c b/src/main/navigation/navigation_fixedwing.c
index 0ef835159c..99f058c21c 100755
--- a/src/main/navigation/navigation_fixedwing.c
+++ b/src/main/navigation/navigation_fixedwing.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ bool adjustFixedWingPositionFromRCInput(void)
 static void updatePositionHeadingController_FW(timeUs_t currentTimeUs, timeDelta_t deltaMicros)
 {
     static timeUs_t previousTimeMonitoringUpdate;
-    static float previousHeadingError;
+    static int32_t previousHeadingError;
     static bool errorIsDecreasing;
     static bool forceTurnDirection = false;