diff --git a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
index f9a717622d4b99eb89c4deced9507fb4b2a83f18..b6a9e848a746c8130cc2670b36a48ef724604c09 100644
--- a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
+++ b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
@@ -2014,7 +2014,7 @@ void Vehicle::_announceArmedChanged(bool armed)
 
 void Vehicle::_setFlying(bool flying)
 {
-    if (armed() && _flying != flying) {
+    if (_flying != flying) {
         _flying = flying;
         emit flyingChanged(flying);
     }