diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rcS b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rcS
index ff484c86ee..9b7ce9a6fd 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rcS
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rcS
@@ -781,8 +781,12 @@ then
 		px4flow start &
 	fi
 
-	# Start MAVLink
-	mavlink start -r 800000 -d /dev/ttyACM0 -m config -x
+	if ver hwcmp AEROFC_V1
+	then
+	else
+		# Start MAVLink
+		mavlink start -r 800000 -d /dev/ttyACM0 -m config -x
+	fi
 
 	#
 	# Logging