diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.usb b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.usb
index b3de8e5907..2dfe11ce61 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.usb
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.usb
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ usleep 100000
 mavlink stream -d /dev/ttyACM0 -s POSITION_TARGET_GLOBAL_INT -r 10
 usleep 100000
 mavlink stream -d /dev/ttyACM0 -s LOCAL_POSITION_NED -r 30
+usleep 100000
+mavlink stream -d /dev/ttyACM0 -s MANUAL_CONTROL -r 5
 
 # Exit shell to make it available to MAVLink
 exit