diff --git a/sw/airborne/arch/stm32/subsystems/radio_control/spektrum_arch.c b/sw/airborne/arch/stm32/subsystems/radio_control/spektrum_arch.c
index 68fcd9250d..f6d765d346 100644
--- a/sw/airborne/arch/stm32/subsystems/radio_control/spektrum_arch.c
+++ b/sw/airborne/arch/stm32/subsystems/radio_control/spektrum_arch.c
@@ -759,6 +759,8 @@ void radio_control_spektrum_try_bind(void) {
    */
   gpio_setup_input_pulldown(SPEKTRUM_BIND_PIN_PORT, SPEKTRUM_BIND_PIN);
 
+  sys_time_usleep(10); // wait for electrical level to stabilize
+
   /* exit if the BIND_PIN is low, it needs to
      be pulled high at startup to initiate bind */
   if (gpio_get(SPEKTRUM_BIND_PIN_PORT, SPEKTRUM_BIND_PIN) == 0) {
@@ -771,6 +773,8 @@ void radio_control_spektrum_try_bind(void) {
    */
   gpio_setup_input_pullup(SPEKTRUM_BIND_PIN_PORT, SPEKTRUM_BIND_PIN);
 
+  sys_time_usleep(10); // wait for electrical level to stabilize
+
   /* exit if the BIND_PIN is high, it needs to
      be pulled low at startup to initiate bind */
   if (gpio_get(SPEKTRUM_BIND_PIN_PORT, SPEKTRUM_BIND_PIN) != 0) {