diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.sensors b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.sensors
index 6bf5dfa559..7cac355f26 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.sensors
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.sensors
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ then
 	then
 		# hmc5883 internal SPI bus is rotated 90 deg yaw
 	else
-		if lis3mdl -R 2 start
+		if lis3mdl start
 		then
 			# lis3mdl internal SPI bus is rotated 90 deg yaw
 		else