diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.usb b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.usb
index afdba92afd..b2cd62222f 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.usb
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.usb
@@ -6,11 +6,17 @@
 mavlink start -r 10000 -d /dev/ttyACM0
 # Enable a number of interesting streams we want via USB
 mavlink stream -d /dev/ttyACM0 -s NAMED_VALUE_FLOAT -r 10
+usleep 1000
 mavlink stream -d /dev/ttyACM0 -s OPTICAL_FLOW -r 10
+usleep 1000
 mavlink stream -d /dev/ttyACM0 -s VFR_HUD -r 20
+usleep 1000
 mavlink stream -d /dev/ttyACM0 -s ATTITUDE -r 20
+usleep 1000
 mavlink stream -d /dev/ttyACM0 -s ATTITUDE_CONTROLS -r 30
+usleep 1000
 mavlink stream -d /dev/ttyACM0 -s SERVO_OUTPUT_RAW_0 -r 20
+usleep 1000
 
 # Exit shell to make it available to MAVLink
 exit