diff --git a/radio/src/telemetry/frsky_sport.cpp b/radio/src/telemetry/frsky_sport.cpp
index 5b5966b1d..8b73386c9 100644
--- a/radio/src/telemetry/frsky_sport.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/telemetry/frsky_sport.cpp
@@ -162,17 +162,13 @@ void sportProcessTelemetryPacketWithoutCrc(uint8_t origin, const uint8_t * packe
     if (dataId == RSSI_ID) {
       telemetryStreaming = TELEMETRY_TIMEOUT10ms; // reset counter only if valid packets are being detected
       data = SPORT_DATA_U8(packet);
-      if (data == 0)
-        telemetryData.rssi.reset();
-      else {
-        if(g_model.frsky.rssiSource) {
-          TelemetrySensor * sensor = & g_model.telemetrySensors[g_model.frsky.rssiSource];
-          if(sensor->instance == instance)
-            telemetryData.rssi.set(data);
-        }
-        else
+      if(g_model.frsky.rssiSource) {
+        TelemetrySensor * sensor = & g_model.telemetrySensors[g_model.frsky.rssiSource];
+        if(sensor->instance == instance)
           telemetryData.rssi.set(data);
       }
+      else
+        telemetryData.rssi.set(data);
     }
     else if (dataId == R9_PWR_ID) {
       uint32_t r9pwr[] = {100, 200, 500, 1000};