diff --git a/libraries/AP_TECS/AP_TECS.cpp b/libraries/AP_TECS/AP_TECS.cpp
index 96ac01d8ae..6499d82866 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_TECS/AP_TECS.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_TECS/AP_TECS.cpp
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ void AP_TECS::_update_pitch(void)
     } else if (_flags.is_doing_auto_land) {
         if (_spdWeightLand < 0) {
             // use sliding scale from normal weight down to zero at landing
-            float scaled_weight = _spdWeight * (1.0f - _path_proportion);
+            float scaled_weight = _spdWeight * (1.0f - constrain_float(_path_proportion,0,1));
             SKE_weighting = constrain_float(scaled_weight, 0.0f, 2.0f);
         } else {
             SKE_weighting = constrain_float(_spdWeightLand, 0.0f, 2.0f);