diff --git a/libraries/Filter/LowPassFilter.h b/libraries/Filter/LowPassFilter.h
index b7b5aef69d..92a4e4e387 100644
--- a/libraries/Filter/LowPassFilter.h
+++ b/libraries/Filter/LowPassFilter.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
 
     // add a new raw value to the filter, retrieve the filtered result
     float apply(float sample, float cutoff_freq, float dt) {
-        if (cutoff_freq <= 0.0f) {
+        if (cutoff_freq <= 0.0f || dt < 0.0f) {
             _output = sample;
             return _output;
         }