diff --git a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
index 01a66ea2c09c807eeb7523a3f937dc83e508902f..f81769ee4fafb4cb314446dcc5a7a48ad6635b2b 100644
--- a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
+++ b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
@@ -2465,7 +2465,7 @@ void Vehicle::_remoteControlRSSIChanged(uint8_t rssi)
 void Vehicle::virtualTabletJoystickValue(double roll, double pitch, double yaw, double thrust)
 {
     // The following if statement prevents the virtualTabletJoystick from sending values if the standard joystick is enabled
-    if ( !_joystickEnabled ) {
+    if ( !_joystickEnabled && !_highLatencyLink) {
         _uas->setExternalControlSetpoint(roll, pitch, yaw, thrust, 0, JoystickModeRC);
     }
 }