diff --git a/apps/mavlink/mavlink_parameters.c b/apps/mavlink/mavlink_parameters.c
index 8874fe5287..f418895356 100644
--- a/apps/mavlink/mavlink_parameters.c
+++ b/apps/mavlink/mavlink_parameters.c
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
  * @author Lorenz Meier <lm@inf.ethz.ch>
  */
 
+#include "mavlink_bridge_header.h"
+#include <v1.0/common/mavlink.h>
 #include "mavlink_parameters.h"
 #include <uORB/uORB.h>
 #include "math.h" /* isinf / isnan checks */
diff --git a/apps/mavlink/mavlink_parameters.h b/apps/mavlink/mavlink_parameters.h
index 37fd442869..146e9e15c4 100644
--- a/apps/mavlink/mavlink_parameters.h
+++ b/apps/mavlink/mavlink_parameters.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  or in the same folder as this source file */
 
 
-#include "v1.0/common/mavlink.h"
+#include <v1.0/mavlink_types.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <systemlib/param/param.h>