diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.fw_apps b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.fw_apps
index f3c559298e..d73d59b519 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.fw_apps
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.fw_apps
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ control_allocator start
 fw_rate_control start
 fw_att_control start
 fw_pos_control start
-airspeed_selector start
+
+if param greater -s ASPD_SEL_EN 0
+then
+	airspeed_selector start
+fi
 
 #
 # Start attitude control auto-tuner
diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.vtol_apps b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.vtol_apps
index fdc16af83d..7827af8a26 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.vtol_apps
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.vtol_apps
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ ekf2 start &
 #
 control_allocator start
 
-airspeed_selector start
+if param greater -s ASPD_SEL_EN 0
+then
+	airspeed_selector start
+fi
 
 vtol_att_control start
 
diff --git a/src/modules/airspeed_selector/airspeed_selector_params.c b/src/modules/airspeed_selector/airspeed_selector_params.c
index cdbeeb2162..4e91cde2d1 100644
--- a/src/modules/airspeed_selector/airspeed_selector_params.c
+++ b/src/modules/airspeed_selector/airspeed_selector_params.c
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 
+/**
+ * Airspeed validator/selector enable
+ *
+ * @boolean
+ * @group Airspeed Validator
+ */
+PARAM_DEFINE_INT32(ASPD_SEL_EN, 1);
+
 /**
  * Airspeed Selector: Wind estimator wind process noise noise spectral density
  *