diff --git a/src/drivers/px4fmu/fmu.cpp b/src/drivers/px4fmu/fmu.cpp
index 7c6ba3a829..739f7b1b4a 100644
--- a/src/drivers/px4fmu/fmu.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/px4fmu/fmu.cpp
@@ -470,6 +470,8 @@ PX4FMU::~PX4FMU()
 	/* make sure servos are off */
 	up_pwm_servo_deinit();
 
+	dsm_deinit();
+
 	/* note - someone else is responsible for restoring the GPIO config */
 
 	/* clean up the alternate device node */