diff --git a/src/modules/local_position_estimator/sensors/gps.cpp b/src/modules/local_position_estimator/sensors/gps.cpp
index 118cf0b46b..d1d4de3a28 100644
--- a/src/modules/local_position_estimator/sensors/gps.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/local_position_estimator/sensors/gps.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void BlockLocalPositionEstimator::gpsCorrect()
 	}
 
 	if (gps_s_stddev > _gps_vz_stddev.get()) {
-		var_z = gps_s_stddev * gps_s_stddev;
+		var_vz = gps_s_stddev * gps_s_stddev;
 	}