diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1040_standard_vtol b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1040_standard_vtol
index eb859f26f0..ff820bd50d 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1040_standard_vtol
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1040_standard_vtol
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 
 . ${R}etc/init.d/rc.vtol_defaults
 
+# TODO: Enable motor failure detection when the
+# VTOL no longer reports 0A for all ESCs in SITL
+param set-default FD_ACT_EN 0
+param set-default FD_ACT_MOT_TOUT 500
+
 # param set-default SYS_CTRL_ALLOC 1
 param set-default CA_AIRFRAME 2