diff --git a/src/lib/battery/battery.cpp b/src/lib/battery/battery.cpp
index e8c671e45aa..28e1f680a4b 100644
--- a/src/lib/battery/battery.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/battery/battery.cpp
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ void Battery::updateBatteryStatus(const hrt_abstime &timestamp)
 		_current_filter_a.reset(_current_a);
 	}
 
-	// Require minimum voltage toherwise override connected status
-	if (_voltage_filter_v.getState() < 2.1f) {
+	// Require minimum voltage otherwise override connected status
+	if (_voltage_filter_v.getState() < LITHIUM_BATTERY_RECOGNITION_VOLTAGE) {
 		_connected = false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/lib/battery/battery.h b/src/lib/battery/battery.h
index f7b5b20fd58..e30313a272f 100644
--- a/src/lib/battery/battery.h
+++ b/src/lib/battery/battery.h
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ public:
 	void updateAndPublishBatteryStatus(const hrt_abstime &timestamp);
 
 protected:
+	static constexpr float LITHIUM_BATTERY_RECOGNITION_VOLTAGE = 2.1f;
+
 	struct {
 		param_t v_empty;
 		param_t v_charged;