diff --git a/sw/airborne/fms/fms_spi_autopilot_msg.c b/sw/airborne/fms/fms_spi_autopilot_msg.c
index 3afd81f83e..9bed7ca1c7 100644
--- a/sw/airborne/fms/fms_spi_autopilot_msg.c
+++ b/sw/airborne/fms/fms_spi_autopilot_msg.c
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ void spi_ap_link_periodic()
   spi_link_send(&msg_down, sizeof(struct AutopilotMessageCRCFrame), &msg_up, &crc_valid);
 
   if(crc_valid) {
-    crc_errors++;
-  } else {
     passthrough_up_parse(&msg_up.payload.msg_up);
+  } else {
+    crc_errors++;
   }
 }