diff --git a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_main.cpp b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_main.cpp
index ba049bac40..22ff3edf6f 100644
--- a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_main.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_main.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 static const int ERROR = -1;
 
 #define DEFAULT_DEVICE_NAME			"/dev/ttyS1"
-#define MAX_DATA_RATE				20000	///< max data rate in bytes/s
+#define MAX_DATA_RATE				60000	///< max data rate in bytes/s
 #define MAIN_LOOP_DELAY 			10000	///< 100 Hz @ 1000 bytes/s data rate
 #define FLOW_CONTROL_DISABLE_THRESHOLD		40	///< picked so that some messages still would fit it.