diff --git a/ArduCopter/config.h b/ArduCopter/config.h
index c8a15d4bb3504ac785a2f7775c8646fe5c900f54..2c1aca541083330d3cd3d21a448cb54e947d9ee9 100644
--- a/ArduCopter/config.h
+++ b/ArduCopter/config.h
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@
 // Loiter position control gains
 //
 #ifndef LOITER_P
- # define LOITER_P             		0.8f
+ # define LOITER_P             		1.0f
 #endif
 #ifndef LOITER_I
  # define LOITER_I             		0.0f