diff --git a/ArduCopter/ekf_check.cpp b/ArduCopter/ekf_check.cpp
index 152344371b..aeb758fc62 100644
--- a/ArduCopter/ekf_check.cpp
+++ b/ArduCopter/ekf_check.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void Copter::ekf_check()
 {
     // exit immediately if ekf has no origin yet - this assumes the origin can never become unset
     Location temp_loc;
-    if (!ahrs.get_NavEKF_const().getOriginLLH(temp_loc)) {
+    if (!ahrs.get_origin(temp_loc)) {
         return;
     }