diff --git a/posix-configs/SITL/init/ekf2/tailsitter b/posix-configs/SITL/init/ekf2/tailsitter
index 57b6c7fbcf4e4db1feca42a4861357f9395d6244..f8edcc9ca9319171569348e459c0c3bc29fb0f6c 100644
--- a/posix-configs/SITL/init/ekf2/tailsitter
+++ b/posix-configs/SITL/init/ekf2/tailsitter
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ param set MPC_XY_VEL_D 0.005
 param set MPC_XY_VEL_P 0.05
 param set MPC_Z_VEL_I 0.15
 param set MPC_Z_VEL_P 0.8
+param set MPC_LAND_SPEED 1.5
 param set NAV_DLL_ACT 2
 param set SDLOG_DIRS_MAX 7
 param set SENS_BOARD_ROT 0