diff --git a/ArduPlane/Makefile b/ArduPlane/Makefile
index 8efe6bba47e3a94c50d06b6cd28e30b7319f1b18..04b4166c39bd0b8e5941ca6b739f400ea77577c7 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/Makefile
+++ b/ArduPlane/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ mavlink10:
 sitl:
 	make -f ../libraries/Desktop/Makefile.desktop
 
+sitl-mavlink10:
+	make -f ../libraries/Desktop/Makefile.desktop EXTRAFLAGS="-DMAVLINK10"
+
 sitl-quaternion:
 	make -f ../libraries/Desktop/Makefile.desktop EXTRAFLAGS="-DQUATERNION_ENABLE=ENABLED"