diff --git a/src/FlightMap/FlightMap.qml b/src/FlightMap/FlightMap.qml
index 883748b7e13c7611e76d9c885729c52e56adc1fe..f478186ae1d2b8e80edf8f7b3d41f25468251825 100644
--- a/src/FlightMap/FlightMap.qml
+++ b/src/FlightMap/FlightMap.qml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ Map {
 
     zoomLevel:                  QGroundControl.flightMapZoom
     center:                     QGroundControl.flightMapPosition
+    //-- Qt 5.9 has rotation gesture enabled by default. Here we limit the possible gestures.
+    gesture.acceptedGestures:   MapGestureArea.PinchGesture | MapGestureArea.PanGesture | MapGestureArea.FlickGesture
     gesture.flickDeceleration:  3000
     plugin:                     Plugin { name: "QGroundControl" }