diff --git a/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde b/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde
index fe11c74dc87232b77289c2df01a1128041bb75bb..7b004afe7ef4b8f3865c4852948ab38245207bf8 100644
--- a/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde
+++ b/ArduCopter/ArduCopter.pde
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ static DataFlash_APM1 DataFlash;
 static DataFlash_SITL DataFlash;
 #elif CONFIG_HAL_BOARD == HAL_BOARD_PX4
 static DataFlash_File DataFlash("/fs/microsd/APM/logs");
+#elif CONFIG_HAL_BOARD == HAL_BOARD_LINUX
+static DataFlash_File DataFlash("logs");
 #else
 static DataFlash_Empty DataFlash;
 #endif