diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/airframes/4061_atl_mantis_edu b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/airframes/4061_atl_mantis_edu
index 3bdbeac3b4..911a12c6a1 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/airframes/4061_atl_mantis_edu
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/airframes/4061_atl_mantis_edu
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 set MIXER none
 set MIXER_AUX none
 
+param set-default SYS_DM_BACKEND 1
+
 # Battery settings
 param set-default BAT_CRIT_THR 0.20
 param set-default BAT_LOW_THR 0.25