diff --git a/ArduPlane/system.cpp b/ArduPlane/system.cpp
index 3c449d234a..f9ccc04533 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/system.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/system.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ void Plane::init_ardupilot()
                         AP::fwversion().fw_string,
                         (unsigned)hal.util->available_memory());
 
+    init_capabilities();
 
     //
     // Check the EEPROM format version before loading any parameters from EEPROM
@@ -180,8 +181,6 @@ void Plane::init_ardupilot()
      */
     hal.scheduler->register_timer_failsafe(failsafe_check_static, 1000);
 
-    init_capabilities();
-
     quadplane.setup();
 
     AP_Param::reload_defaults_file(true);