diff --git a/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.cpp b/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.cpp
index c36faed78a..90c7cda6ba 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/ArduPlane.cpp
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ void Plane::update_navigation()
             // we've reached the RTL point, see if we have a landing sequence
             if (mission.jump_to_landing_sequence()) {
                 // switch from RTL -> AUTO
+                mission.set_force_resume(true);
                 set_mode(mode_auto, ModeReason::UNKNOWN);
             }
 
@@ -474,6 +475,7 @@ void Plane::update_navigation()
             // Go directly to the landing sequence
             if (mission.jump_to_landing_sequence()) {
                 // switch from RTL -> AUTO
+                mission.set_force_resume(true);
                 set_mode(mode_auto, ModeReason::UNKNOWN);
             }