diff --git a/src/comm/QGCXPlaneLink.cc b/src/comm/QGCXPlaneLink.cc
index 1dbc0e12dc4c61e3e85a1d66ae016ee66354720a..ab4ba59294c1ff3b2a7767af0e37e0b295c9c2e1 100644
--- a/src/comm/QGCXPlaneLink.cc
+++ b/src/comm/QGCXPlaneLink.cc
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ void QGCXPlaneLink::updateControls(quint64 time, float rollAilerons, float pitch
     bool isFixedWing = true;
 
     if (_vehicle->vehicleType() == MAV_TYPE_QUADROTOR
-        || mav->getSystemType() == MAV_TYPE_HEXAROTOR
-        || mav->getSystemType() == MAV_TYPE_OCTOROTOR)
+        || _vehicle->getSystemType() == MAV_TYPE_HEXAROTOR
+        || _vehicle->getSystemType() == MAV_TYPE_OCTOROTOR)
     {
         qDebug() << "MAV_TYPE_QUADROTOR";