diff --git a/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.cpp b/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.cpp
index a7d8113ec5..b837d2e209 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.cpp
@@ -349,9 +349,9 @@ void Plane::one_second_loop()
     }
 #endif
 
-    // update home position if soft armed and gps position has
+    // update home position if armed and gps position has
     // changed. Update every 5s at most
-    if (!hal.util->get_soft_armed() &&
+    if (!arming.is_armed() &&
         gps.last_message_time_ms() - last_home_update_ms > 5000 &&
         gps.status() >= AP_GPS::GPS_OK_FIX_3D) {
             last_home_update_ms = gps.last_message_time_ms();