diff --git a/src/main/navigation/navigation.c b/src/main/navigation/navigation.c
index 53efc0b7ac..8510cc506b 100755
--- a/src/main/navigation/navigation.c
+++ b/src/main/navigation/navigation.c
@@ -3240,6 +3240,7 @@ float getEstimatedActualPosition(int axis)
  *-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 void activateForcedRTH(void)
 {
+    abortFixedWingLaunch();
     posControl.flags.forcedRTHActivated = true;
     navProcessFSMEvents(selectNavEventFromBoxModeInput());
 }