diff --git a/msg/templates/uorb/msg.cpp.template b/msg/templates/uorb/msg.cpp.template
index b7271588ae..2d92725be3 100644
--- a/msg/templates/uorb/msg.cpp.template
+++ b/msg/templates/uorb/msg.cpp.template
@@ -83,6 +83,6 @@ void print_message(const @uorb_struct& message)
     printf(" @(uorb_struct)\n");
 	printf("\ttimestamp: %" PRIu64 " (%.6f seconds ago)\n", message.timestamp, hrt_elapsed_time(&message.timestamp) / 1e6);
 @[for field in sorted_fields]@
-	@( px4_printf(field) )
+	@( print_field(field) )
 @[end for]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/msg/tools/px_generate_uorb_topic_helper.py b/msg/tools/px_generate_uorb_topic_helper.py
index 00d27cb4a2..5584280132 100644
--- a/msg/tools/px_generate_uorb_topic_helper.py
+++ b/msg/tools/px_generate_uorb_topic_helper.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def convert_type(spec_type):
     return c_type
 
 
-def px4_printf(field):
+def print_field(field):
     """
     Echo printf line
     """