diff --git a/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/fw_pos_control_l1_main.cpp b/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/fw_pos_control_l1_main.cpp
index 975ac85ff2..7495a39e07 100644
--- a/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/fw_pos_control_l1_main.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/fw_pos_control_l1_main.cpp
@@ -821,6 +821,9 @@ FixedwingPositionControl::control_position(const math::Vector2f &current_positio
 
 				_l1_control.navigate_heading(target_bearing, _att.yaw, ground_speed);
 
+				/* limit roll motion to prevent wings from touching the ground first */
+				_att_sp.roll_body = math::constrain(_att_sp.roll_body, math::radians(-10.0f), math::radians(10.0f));
+
 				land_noreturn_horizontal = true;
 
 			} else {
@@ -896,8 +899,6 @@ FixedwingPositionControl::control_position(const math::Vector2f &current_positio
 												    0.0f, throttle_max, throttle_land,
 												    flare_angle_rad,  math::radians(15.0f));
 
-				/* limit roll motion to prevent wings from touching the ground first */
-				_att_sp.roll_body = math::constrain(_att_sp.roll_body, math::radians(-10.0f), math::radians(10.0f));
 				if (!land_noreturn_vertical) {
 					mavlink_log_info(mavlink_fd, "[POSCTRL] Landing, flare");
 					land_noreturn_vertical = true;