diff --git a/rotors_hil_interface/include/rotors_hil_interface/hil_interface.h b/rotors_hil_interface/include/rotors_hil_interface/hil_interface.h
index eaaef30ea..0b5264308 100644
--- a/rotors_hil_interface/include/rotors_hil_interface/hil_interface.h
+++ b/rotors_hil_interface/include/rotors_hil_interface/hil_interface.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #ifndef MAVLINK_H
   typedef mavlink::mavlink_message_t mavlink_message_t;
+  typedef mavlink::mavlink_status_t mavlink_status_t;
   #include <mavlink/v2.0/common/mavlink.h>
 #endif