diff --git a/boards/px4/fmu-v6x/init/rc.board_defaults b/boards/px4/fmu-v6x/init/rc.board_defaults
index 93acc0fbd2..6500693173 100644
--- a/boards/px4/fmu-v6x/init/rc.board_defaults
+++ b/boards/px4/fmu-v6x/init/rc.board_defaults
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ param set-default SENS_EN_INA238 0
 param set-default SENS_EN_INA228 0
 param set-default SENS_EN_INA226 0
 
-if ver hwtypecmp V6X009010 V6X010010
+if ver hwbasecmp 009 010
 then
 	# Skynode: use the "custom participant" config for uxrce_dds_client
 	param set-default UXRCE_DDS_PTCFG 2
diff --git a/boards/px4/fmu-v6x/init/rc.board_mavlink b/boards/px4/fmu-v6x/init/rc.board_mavlink
index 6001553a76..4fef2264da 100644
--- a/boards/px4/fmu-v6x/init/rc.board_mavlink
+++ b/boards/px4/fmu-v6x/init/rc.board_mavlink
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # if skynode base board is detected start Mavlink on Telem2
-if ver hwtypecmp V6X009010 V6X010010
+if ver hwbasecmp 009 010
 then
 	mavlink start -d /dev/ttyS4 -b 3000000 -r 290000 -m onboard_low_bandwidth -x -z