diff --git a/ArduCopter/config.h b/ArduCopter/config.h
index 42ac76595491410e7817a860b224f026f2f5601a..28a34cf2bbdd28342f4a9bae9ca29a1b63f8474d 100644
--- a/ArduCopter/config.h
+++ b/ArduCopter/config.h
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@
 // Loiter position control gains
 //
 #ifndef LOITER_P
- # define LOITER_P             		1.0f
+ # define LOITER_P             		0.2f
 #endif
 #ifndef LOITER_I
  # define LOITER_I             		0.0f