diff --git a/libraries/AP_Logger/AP_Logger.h b/libraries/AP_Logger/AP_Logger.h
index a8a44e3952..92e3ee5ff0 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Logger/AP_Logger.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_Logger/AP_Logger.h
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ private:
         const char *units;
         const char *mults;
     } *log_write_fmts;
-    HAL_Semaphore_Recursive log_write_fmts_sem;
+    HAL_Semaphore log_write_fmts_sem;
 
     // return (possibly allocating) a log_write_fmt for a name
     struct log_write_fmt *msg_fmt_for_name(const char *name, const char *labels, const char *units, const char *mults, const char *fmt);
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ private:
     uint32_t _log_data_page;
 
     GCS_MAVLINK *_log_sending_link;
-    HAL_Semaphore_Recursive _log_send_sem;
+    HAL_Semaphore _log_send_sem;
 
     // last time arming failed, for backends
     uint32_t _last_arming_failure_ms;
diff --git a/libraries/AP_Logger/AP_Logger_Block.h b/libraries/AP_Logger/AP_Logger_Block.h
index b57f0b91eb..bb984194f2 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Logger/AP_Logger_Block.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_Logger/AP_Logger_Block.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ private:
         uint16_t FileNumber;
     };
 
-    HAL_Semaphore_Recursive sem;
+    HAL_Semaphore sem;
     ByteBuffer writebuf;
 
     // state variables