diff --git a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_main.cpp b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_main.cpp
index dd8951dae8..0e9c7b8eb3 100644
--- a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_main.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_main.cpp
@@ -1674,7 +1674,8 @@ Mavlink::task_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		configure_stream("SYSTEM_TIME", 1.0f);
 		configure_stream("TIMESYNC", 10.0f);
 		configure_stream("ACTUATOR_CONTROL_TARGET0", 10.0f);
-		configure_stream("CAMERA_TRIGGER", 30.0f);
+		/* camera trigger is rate limited at the source, do not limit here */
+		configure_stream("CAMERA_TRIGGER", 500.0f);
 		break;
 
 	case MAVLINK_MODE_OSD: