diff --git a/ArduPlane/capabilities.cpp b/ArduPlane/capabilities.cpp
index c389a45d9a..68da406fb0 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/capabilities.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/capabilities.cpp
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 
 void Plane::init_capabilities(void)
 {
-    hal.util->set_capabilities(MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_MISSION_FLOAT);
-    hal.util->set_capabilities(MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_PARAM_FLOAT);
-    hal.util->set_capabilities(MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_COMMAND_INT);
-    hal.util->set_capabilities(MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_MISSION_INT);
-    hal.util->set_capabilities(MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_SET_POSITION_TARGET_GLOBAL_INT);
-    hal.util->set_capabilities(MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_SET_ATTITUDE_TARGET);
+    hal.util->set_capabilities(MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_MISSION_FLOAT |
+                               MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_PARAM_FLOAT |
+                               MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_COMMAND_INT |
+                               MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_MISSION_INT |
+                               MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_SET_POSITION_TARGET_GLOBAL_INT |
+                               MAV_PROTOCOL_CAPABILITY_SET_ATTITUDE_TARGET);
 
 }