diff --git a/board/safety/safety_ford.h b/board/safety/safety_ford.h
index 93c1e3a18..b25262ca2 100644
--- a/board/safety/safety_ford.h
+++ b/board/safety/safety_ford.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static bool ford_get_quality_flag_valid(CANPacket_t *to_push) {
   } else if (addr == MSG_EngVehicleSpThrottle2) {
     valid = ((GET_BYTE(to_push, 4) >> 5) & 0x3U) == 0x3U;  // VehVActlEng_D_Qf
   } else if (addr == MSG_Yaw_Data_FD1) {
-    valid = (GET_BYTE(to_push, 6) >> 4) == 0xFU;           // VehRolWActl_D_Qf & VehYawWActl_D_Qf
+    valid = ((GET_BYTE(to_push, 6) >> 4) & 0x3U) == 0x3U;  // VehYawWActl_D_Qf
   } else {
   }
   return valid;
diff --git a/tests/safety/test_ford.py b/tests/safety/test_ford.py
index e7e874029..dfc317fa1 100755
--- a/tests/safety/test_ford.py
+++ b/tests/safety/test_ford.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class TestFordSafetyBase(common.PandaSafetyTest):
   # Current curvature
   def _yaw_rate_msg(self, curvature: float, speed: float, quality_flag=True):
     values = {"VehYaw_W_Actl": curvature * speed, "VehYawWActl_D_Qf": 3 if quality_flag else 0,
-              "VehRolWActl_D_Qf": 3 if quality_flag else 0, "VehRollYaw_No_Cnt": self.cnt_yaw_rate % 256}
+              "VehRollYaw_No_Cnt": self.cnt_yaw_rate % 256}
     self.__class__.cnt_yaw_rate += 1
     return self.packer.make_can_msg_panda("Yaw_Data_FD1", 0, values, fix_checksum=checksum)