diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/4008_ardrone b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/4008_ardrone
index 3a17b34aba..14786f2106 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/4008_ardrone
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/4008_ardrone
@@ -33,3 +33,5 @@ fi
 set OUTPUT_MODE ardrone
 set USE_IO no
 set MIXER skip
+# set MAV_TYPE because no specific mixer is set
+set MAV_TYPE 2