diff --git a/src/modules/bottle_drop/bottle_drop.cpp b/src/modules/bottle_drop/bottle_drop.cpp
index c00e73ecee..cd2897655d 100644
--- a/src/modules/bottle_drop/bottle_drop.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/bottle_drop/bottle_drop.cpp
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ void
 BottleDrop::task_main()
 {
 
-	_mavlink_fd = open(MAVLINK_LOG_DEVICE, 0);
+	_mavlink_fd = px4_open(MAVLINK_LOG_DEVICE, 0);
 	mavlink_log_info(_mavlink_fd, "[bottle_drop] started");
 
 	_command_sub = orb_subscribe(ORB_ID(vehicle_command));