diff --git a/src/comm/LinkManager.cc b/src/comm/LinkManager.cc
index cd401a2cd86b7db8baf5e7604d6d1e9476cc33e4..186661724252516dac63f943614670cfdf1cf33e 100644
--- a/src/comm/LinkManager.cc
+++ b/src/comm/LinkManager.cc
@@ -516,7 +516,6 @@ void LinkManager::_updateAutoConnectLinks(void)
 
         UDPConfiguration* udpConfig = new UDPConfiguration(_mavlinkForwardingLinkName);
         udpConfig->setDynamic(true);
-        udpConfig->setTransmitOnly(true);
 
         QString hostName = _toolbox->settingsManager()->appSettings()->forwardMavlinkHostName()->rawValue().toString();
         udpConfig->addHost(hostName);