diff --git a/Source/part.f90 b/Source/part.f90
index b58f3229f80..216df51b5ec 100644
--- a/Source/part.f90
+++ b/Source/part.f90
@@ -2979,7 +2979,7 @@ SUBROUTINE MOVE_IN_GAS
       ACCEL_Y  = 0._EB
       DRAG_MAX(2) = 0._EB
    ENDIF
-   IF (ANY(ABS(DRAG_MAX)>PART_UVWMAX) .AND. PARTICLE_CFL) PART_UVWMAX = MAX(PART_UVWMAX,MAXVAL(DRAG_MAX))
+   IF (ANY(ABS(DRAG_MAX)>PART_UVWMAX)) PART_UVWMAX = MAX(PART_UVWMAX,MAXVAL(DRAG_MAX))
 
 ENDIF PARTICLE_NON_STATIC_IF