diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.sc_defaults b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.sc_defaults
index 5892ea62e5..bca46c313b 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.sc_defaults
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.sc_defaults
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # NOTE: Script variables are declared/initialized/unset in the rcS script.
 #
 
-set VEHICLE_TYPE sc
+set VEHICLE_TYPE spacecraft
 
 # MAV_TYPE_SPACECRAFT
 param set-default MAV_TYPE 7
diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.vehicle_setup b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.vehicle_setup
index b0557a31e5..ff671ebd70 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.vehicle_setup
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.vehicle_setup
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fi
 #
 # Spapcecraft setup.
 #
-if [ $VEHICLE_TYPE = sc ]
+if [ $VEHICLE_TYPE = spacecraft ]
 then
 	# Start standard multicopter apps.
 	. ${R}etc/init.d/rc.sc_apps