diff --git a/src/sensor_ldc1612.c b/src/sensor_ldc1612.c
index e5ab60e3b..7211c2c19 100644
--- a/src/sensor_ldc1612.c
+++ b/src/sensor_ldc1612.c
@@ -131,8 +131,12 @@ cancel_homing(struct ldc1612 *ld, int error_code)
     trsync_do_trigger(ld->ts, ld->error_reason + error_code);
 }
 
+#define DATA_ERROR_AMPLITUDE (1L << 28)
+
 static int
 check_data_bits(struct ldc1612 *ld, uint32_t raw_data) {
+    // Ignore amplitude errors
+    raw_data &= ~DATA_ERROR_AMPLITUDE;
     if (raw_data < 0x0fffffff)
         return 0;
     cancel_homing(ld, SE_SENSOR_ERROR);