diff --git a/boards/px4/fmu-v6x/init/rc.board_defaults b/boards/px4/fmu-v6x/init/rc.board_defaults
index 9c542a77300..872cbc4a88f 100644
--- a/boards/px4/fmu-v6x/init/rc.board_defaults
+++ b/boards/px4/fmu-v6x/init/rc.board_defaults
@@ -3,4 +3,7 @@
 # board specific defaults
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-safety_button start
+param set-default SENS_EN_INA228 0
+param set-default SENS_EN_INA226 1
+
+safety_button start
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/boards/px4/fmu-v6x/init/rc.board_sensors b/boards/px4/fmu-v6x/init/rc.board_sensors
index 92c09372e0e..604fd2ed91f 100644
--- a/boards/px4/fmu-v6x/init/rc.board_sensors
+++ b/boards/px4/fmu-v6x/init/rc.board_sensors
@@ -4,9 +4,19 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 board_adc start
 
-# Start Digital power monitors
-ina226 -X -b 1 -t 1 -k start
-ina226 -X -b 2 -t 2 -k start
+if param compare SENS_EN_INA226 1
+then
+	# Start Digital power monitors
+	ina226 -X -b 1 -t 1 -k start
+	ina226 -X -b 2 -t 2 -k start
+fi
+
+if param compare SENS_EN_INA228 1
+then
+	# Start Digital power monitors
+	ina228 -X -b 1 -t 1 -k start
+	ina228 -X -b 2 -t 2 -k start
+fi
 
 # Internal SPI BMI088
 bmi088 -A -R 4 -s start