diff --git a/src/comm/QGCXPlaneLink.cc b/src/comm/QGCXPlaneLink.cc
index 521beb5b6092b00da986324a3fa1f652f37a96fb..767d3622b296dc113b091767d35588a5956f76e5 100644
--- a/src/comm/QGCXPlaneLink.cc
+++ b/src/comm/QGCXPlaneLink.cc
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ void QGCXPlaneLink::updateControls(uint64_t time, float rollAilerons, float pitc
     p.b[4] = '\0';
 
     p.index = 12;
-    p.f[0] = pitchElevator;
+    p.f[0] = -pitchElevator;
     p.f[1] = rollAilerons;
     p.f[2] = yawRudder;