diff --git a/ArduPlane/quadplane.cpp b/ArduPlane/quadplane.cpp
index 21a9c3c5cd..5df5c23667 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/quadplane.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/quadplane.cpp
@@ -2331,7 +2331,7 @@ void QuadPlane::vtol_position_controller(void)
 
         // reset position controller xy target to current position
         // because we only want velocity control (no position control)
-        const Vector3f& curr_pos = inertial_nav.get_position();
+        const Vector2f& curr_pos = inertial_nav.get_position_xy();
         pos_control->set_pos_target_xy_cm(curr_pos.x, curr_pos.y);
         pos_control->set_accel_desired_xy_cmss(Vector2f());