diff --git a/src/VehicleSetup/FirmwareUpgradeController.cc b/src/VehicleSetup/FirmwareUpgradeController.cc
index 48b10e0d79b55eda03a45a30820c0d60025c4a45..a62cd271a168b37291586a37a5789ee929dd14e5 100644
--- a/src/VehicleSetup/FirmwareUpgradeController.cc
+++ b/src/VehicleSetup/FirmwareUpgradeController.cc
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ void FirmwareUpgradeController::_flashComplete(void)
     _appendStatusLog("Upgrade complete", true);
     _appendStatusLog("------------------------------------------", false);
     emit flashComplete();
+    qgcApp()->toolbox()->linkManager()->setConnectionsAllowed();
 }
 
 void FirmwareUpgradeController::_error(const QString& errorString)