diff --git a/ArduCopter/GCS_Mavlink.pde b/ArduCopter/GCS_Mavlink.pde
index 261b591986..9dd7ee4a32 100644
--- a/ArduCopter/GCS_Mavlink.pde
+++ b/ArduCopter/GCS_Mavlink.pde
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ GCS_MAVLINK::update(void)
 	// receive new packets
 	mavlink_message_t msg;
 	mavlink_status_t status;
+	status.packet_rx_drop_count = 0;
 
 	// process received bytes
 	while(comm_get_available(chan))
diff --git a/ArduPlane/GCS_Mavlink.pde b/ArduPlane/GCS_Mavlink.pde
index db34c15389..b37ecb791f 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/GCS_Mavlink.pde
+++ b/ArduPlane/GCS_Mavlink.pde
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ GCS_MAVLINK::update(void)
     // receive new packets
     mavlink_message_t msg;
     mavlink_status_t status;
+	status.packet_rx_drop_count = 0;
 
     // process received bytes
     while(comm_get_available(chan))