diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_ChibiOS/hwdef/Hitec-Airspeed/hwdef.dat b/libraries/AP_HAL_ChibiOS/hwdef/Hitec-Airspeed/hwdef.dat
index 6414288e66..6031ac40b9 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_ChibiOS/hwdef/Hitec-Airspeed/hwdef.dat
+++ b/libraries/AP_HAL_ChibiOS/hwdef/Hitec-Airspeed/hwdef.dat
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ PA14 JTCK-SWCLK SWD
 
 define HAL_NO_GPIO_IRQ
 define SERIAL_BUFFERS_SIZE 64
+define HAL_UART_STATS_ENABLED 0
 
 define DMA_RESERVE_SIZE 512