diff --git a/boards/holybro/can-gps-v1/src/board_config.h b/boards/holybro/can-gps-v1/src/board_config.h
index 1c5f8ef02d4..dcf5a9e3b57 100644
--- a/boards/holybro/can-gps-v1/src/board_config.h
+++ b/boards/holybro/can-gps-v1/src/board_config.h
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@
 
 #define GPIO_SENSOR_3V3_EN              /* PC15 */  (GPIO_OUTPUT|GPIO_PUSHPULL|GPIO_SPEED_2MHz|GPIO_OUTPUT_CLEAR|GPIO_PORTC|GPIO_PIN15)
 
+#define VDD_3V3_SENSORS_EN(on_true)       px4_arch_gpiowrite(GPIO_SENSOR_3V3_EN, (on_true))
+
 #define GPIO_MCU_I2C1_SCL_RESET         /* PB6  */  (GPIO_OUTPUT|GPIO_PUSHPULL|GPIO_SPEED_2MHz|GPIO_OUTPUT_CLEAR|GPIO_PORTB|GPIO_PIN6)
 #define GPIO_MCU_I2C1_SDA_RESET         /* PB7  */  (GPIO_OUTPUT|GPIO_PUSHPULL|GPIO_SPEED_2MHz|GPIO_OUTPUT_CLEAR|GPIO_PORTB|GPIO_PIN7)
 
diff --git a/boards/holybro/can-gps-v1/src/init.c b/boards/holybro/can-gps-v1/src/init.c
index 73240ee1246..86fe2eb2065 100644
--- a/boards/holybro/can-gps-v1/src/init.c
+++ b/boards/holybro/can-gps-v1/src/init.c
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ stm32_boardinitialize(void)
 
 __EXPORT int board_app_initialize(uintptr_t arg)
 {
+	VDD_3V3_SENSORS_EN(true);
+
 	px4_platform_init();
 
 	if (OK == board_determine_hw_info()) {