diff --git a/src/modules/rc_update/rc_update.cpp b/src/modules/rc_update/rc_update.cpp
index 9a43288d05..bb2d711d66 100644
--- a/src/modules/rc_update/rc_update.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/rc_update/rc_update.cpp
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ void RCUpdate::Run()
 		if (input_source_stable && channel_count_stable && !_rc_signal_lost_hysteresis.get_state()) {
 
 			if ((input_rc.timestamp_last_signal > _last_timestamp_signal)
-			    && (input_rc.timestamp_last_signal - _last_timestamp_signal < 1_s)) {
+			    && (input_rc.timestamp_last_signal < _last_timestamp_signal + VALID_DATA_MIN_INTERVAL_US)) {
 
 				perf_count(_valid_data_interval_perf);
 
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ void RCUpdate::UpdateManualSwitches(const hrt_abstime &timestamp_sample)
 
 	// last 2 switch updates identical within 1 second (simple protection from bad RC data)
 	if ((switches == _manual_switches_previous)
-	    && (switches.timestamp_sample < _manual_switches_previous.timestamp_sample + 1_s)) {
+	    && (switches.timestamp_sample < _manual_switches_previous.timestamp_sample + VALID_DATA_MIN_INTERVAL_US)) {
 
 		const bool switches_changed = (switches != _manual_switches_last_publish);
 
diff --git a/src/modules/rc_update/rc_update.h b/src/modules/rc_update/rc_update.h
index 100dfd549a..426ffa02ee 100644
--- a/src/modules/rc_update/rc_update.h
+++ b/src/modules/rc_update/rc_update.h
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ public:
 
 private:
 
+	static constexpr uint64_t VALID_DATA_MIN_INTERVAL_US{1_s / 3}; // assume valid RC input is at least 3 Hz
+
 	void Run() override;
 
 	/**