diff --git a/plugins/samplesink/limesdroutput/limesdroutput.cpp b/plugins/samplesink/limesdroutput/limesdroutput.cpp
index ef7c1c7bc..c117d4643 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesink/limesdroutput/limesdroutput.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesink/limesdroutput/limesdroutput.cpp
@@ -483,7 +483,8 @@ bool LimeSDROutput::applySettings(const LimeSDROutputSettings& settings, bool fo
     bool suspendOwnThread    = false;
     bool suspendTxThread     = false;
     bool suspendAllThread    = false;
-    bool doCalibration = false;
+    bool doCalibration       = false;
+    bool forceNCOFrequency   = false;
 //  QMutexLocker mutexLocker(&m_mutex);
 
     // determine if buddies threads or own thread need to be suspended
@@ -614,6 +615,7 @@ bool LimeSDROutput::applySettings(const LimeSDROutputSettings& settings, bool fo
                 m_deviceShared.m_deviceParams->m_log2OvSRTx = m_settings.m_log2HardInterp;
                 m_deviceShared.m_deviceParams->m_sampleRate = m_settings.m_devSampleRate;
                 doCalibration = true;
+                forceNCOFrequency = true;
                 qDebug("LimeSDROutput::applySettings: set sample rate set to %d with oversampling of %d",
                         m_settings.m_devSampleRate,
                         1<<m_settings.m_log2HardInterp);
@@ -688,7 +690,7 @@ bool LimeSDROutput::applySettings(const LimeSDROutputSettings& settings, bool fo
     }
 
     if ((m_settings.m_ncoFrequency != settings.m_ncoFrequency) ||
-        (m_settings.m_ncoEnable != settings.m_ncoEnable) || force)
+        (m_settings.m_ncoEnable != settings.m_ncoEnable) || force || forceNCOFrequency)
     {
         m_settings.m_ncoFrequency = settings.m_ncoFrequency;
         m_settings.m_ncoEnable = settings.m_ncoEnable;
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/limesdrinput/limesdrinput.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/limesdrinput/limesdrinput.cpp
index 41d0beb7c..48b4eb2e7 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/limesdrinput/limesdrinput.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/limesdrinput/limesdrinput.cpp
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ bool LimeSDRInput::applySettings(const LimeSDRInputSettings& settings, bool forc
     bool suspendAllThread    = false;
     bool doCalibration = false;
     bool setAntennaAuto = false;
+    bool forceNCOFrequency = false;
 //  QMutexLocker mutexLocker(&m_mutex);
 
     // determine if buddies threads or own thread need to be suspended
@@ -770,6 +771,7 @@ bool LimeSDRInput::applySettings(const LimeSDRInputSettings& settings, bool forc
                 m_deviceShared.m_deviceParams->m_log2OvSRRx = m_settings.m_log2HardDecim;
                 m_deviceShared.m_deviceParams->m_sampleRate = m_settings.m_devSampleRate;
                 doCalibration = true;
+                forceNCOFrequency = true;
                 qDebug("LimeSDRInput::applySettings: set sample rate set to %d with oversampling of %d",
                         m_settings.m_devSampleRate,
                         1<<m_settings.m_log2HardDecim);
@@ -827,7 +829,7 @@ bool LimeSDRInput::applySettings(const LimeSDRInputSettings& settings, bool forc
     }
 
     if ((m_settings.m_ncoFrequency != settings.m_ncoFrequency) ||
-        (m_settings.m_ncoEnable != settings.m_ncoEnable) || force)
+        (m_settings.m_ncoEnable != settings.m_ncoEnable) || force || forceNCOFrequency)
     {
         m_settings.m_ncoFrequency = settings.m_ncoFrequency;
         m_settings.m_ncoEnable = settings.m_ncoEnable;