diff --git a/ArduCopter/capabilities.cpp b/ArduCopter/capabilities.cpp
index 0a3b4b0aa1..186dd7ca26 100644
--- a/ArduCopter/capabilities.cpp
+++ b/ArduCopter/capabilities.cpp
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 
 void Copter::init_capabilities(void)
 {
-    hal.util->set_capabilities(MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_MISSION_FLOAT);
-    hal.util->set_capabilities(MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_PARAM_FLOAT);
-    hal.util->set_capabilities(MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_MISSION_INT);
-    hal.util->set_capabilities(MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_SET_POSITION_TARGET_LOCAL_NED);
-    hal.util->set_capabilities(MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_SET_POSITION_TARGET_GLOBAL_INT);
-    hal.util->set_capabilities(MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_FLIGHT_TERMINATION);
-    hal.util->set_capabilities(MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_SET_ATTITUDE_TARGET);
+    hal.util->set_capabilities(MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_MISSION_FLOAT |
+                               MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_PARAM_FLOAT |
+                               MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_MISSION_INT |
+                               MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_SET_POSITION_TARGET_LOCAL_NED |
+                               MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_SET_POSITION_TARGET_GLOBAL_INT |
+                               MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_FLIGHT_TERMINATION |
+                               MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_SET_ATTITUDE_TARGET);
 #if AP_TERRAIN_AVAILABLE && AC_TERRAIN
     hal.util->set_capabilities(MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_TERRAIN);
 #endif