diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR/Scheduler.cpp b/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR/Scheduler.cpp
index b5f62ef3e5..32811f02ca 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR/Scheduler.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR/Scheduler.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "Scheduler.h"
 #include "utility/ISRRegistry.h"
+#include "memcheck.h"
 using namespace AP_HAL_AVR;
 
 extern const AP_HAL::HAL& hal;
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ void AVRScheduler::init(void* _isrregistry) {
     
     /* Turn on global interrupt flag, AVR interupt system will start from this point */
     sei();
+
+    memcheck_init();
 }
 
 uint32_t AVRScheduler::micros() {
diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR/Util.h b/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR/Util.h
index 20f617e58a..7b5277127d 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR/Util.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR/Util.h
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 
 #include <AP_HAL.h>
 #include "AP_HAL_AVR_Namespace.h"
+#include "memcheck.h"
 
 class AP_HAL_AVR::AVRUtil : public AP_HAL::Util {
 public:
     bool run_debug_shell(AP_HAL::BetterStream *stream) { return false; }
+    uint16_t available_memory(void) { return memcheck_available_memory(); }
 };
 
 #endif // __AP_HAL_AVR_UTIL_H__