diff --git a/Marlin/Marlin_main.cpp b/Marlin/Marlin_main.cpp
index e2d05518a..1cd0555cd 100644
--- a/Marlin/Marlin_main.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/Marlin_main.cpp
@@ -2244,13 +2244,12 @@ static void clean_up_after_endstop_or_probe_move() {
 
     #else
 
-      // If the nozzle is above the travel height then
+      // If the nozzle is well over the travel height then
       // move down quickly before doing the slow probe
-      float z = Z_CLEARANCE_DEPLOY_PROBE;
+      float z = Z_CLEARANCE_DEPLOY_PROBE + 5.0;
       if (zprobe_zoffset < 0) z -= zprobe_zoffset;
 
-      if (z < current_position[Z_AXIS]) {
-
+      if (current_position[Z_AXIS] > z) {
         // If we don't make it to the z position (i.e. the probe triggered), move up to make clearance for the probe
         if (!do_probe_move(z, Z_PROBE_SPEED_FAST))
           do_blocking_move_to_z(current_position[Z_AXIS] + Z_CLEARANCE_BETWEEN_PROBES, MMM_TO_MMS(Z_PROBE_SPEED_FAST));