diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.sensors b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.sensors
index ff1a8092be..f547d02cb2 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.sensors
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.sensors
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ then
 		fi
 
 		# external LSM303D is rotated 270 degrees yaw
-		if lsm303d -X -R 6 start
+		if lsm303d -X -R 6 -a 16 start
 		then
 		fi
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ then
 		then
 		fi
 
-		if lsm303d start
+		if lsm303d -a 16 start
 		then
 		fi
 	fi