diff --git a/src/modules/mavlink/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/mavlink/CMakeLists.txt
index 196559d01f..ac6d96d87c 100644
--- a/src/modules/mavlink/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/mavlink/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #
 ############################################################################
 
-set(MAVLINK_DIALECT "development") # standard, development, etc
+set(MAVLINK_DIALECT "common") # standard, development, etc
 
 # force mavlink dialect to standard if flash constrained
 if(px4_constrained_flash_build)