diff --git a/ArduCopter/capabilities.cpp b/ArduCopter/capabilities.cpp
index 329125c90a..db67e0e39b 100644
--- a/ArduCopter/capabilities.cpp
+++ b/ArduCopter/capabilities.cpp
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ void Copter::init_capabilities(void)
     hal.util->set_capabilities(MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_PARAM_FLOAT);
     hal.util->set_capabilities(MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_SET_POSITION_TARGET_LOCAL_NED);
     hal.util->set_capabilities(MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_SET_POSITION_TARGET_GLOBAL_INT);
+    hal.util->set_capabilities(MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_FORCE_DISARM);
 }