diff --git a/selfdrive/controls/controlsd.py b/selfdrive/controls/controlsd.py
index f56c42bf..6d3cd388 100755
--- a/selfdrive/controls/controlsd.py
+++ b/selfdrive/controls/controlsd.py
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ class Controls:
       ignore = ['driverCameraState', 'managerState'] if SIMULATION else None
       self.sm = messaging.SubMaster(['deviceState', 'pandaState', 'modelV2', 'liveCalibration',
                                      'driverMonitoringState', 'longitudinalPlan', 'lateralPlan', 'liveLocationKalman',
-                                     'roadCameraState', 'driverCameraState', 'managerState', 'liveParameters', 'radarState'], ignore_alive=ignore)
+                                     'roadCameraState', 'driverCameraState', 'managerState', 'liveParameters', 'radarState'],
+                                     ignore_alive=ignore, ignore_avg_freq=['radarState'])
 
     self.can_sock = can_sock
     if can_sock is None:
diff --git a/selfdrive/controls/plannerd.py b/selfdrive/controls/plannerd.py
index 85bbb7a0..a2c650fa 100755
--- a/selfdrive/controls/plannerd.py
+++ b/selfdrive/controls/plannerd.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def plannerd_thread(sm=None, pm=None):
 
   if sm is None:
     sm = messaging.SubMaster(['carState', 'controlsState', 'radarState', 'modelV2'],
-                             poll=['radarState', 'modelV2'])
+                             poll=['radarState', 'modelV2'], ignore_avg_freq=['radarState'])
 
   if pm is None:
     pm = messaging.PubMaster(['longitudinalPlan', 'liveLongitudinalMpc', 'lateralPlan', 'liveMpc'])