diff --git a/src/drivers/mb12xx/mb12xx.cpp b/src/drivers/mb12xx/mb12xx.cpp
index fcac2e1b81..afeb8e5545 100644
--- a/src/drivers/mb12xx/mb12xx.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/mb12xx/mb12xx.cpp
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ MB12XX::init()
 							     &_orb_class_instance, ORB_PRIO_LOW);
 
 		if (_distance_sensor_topic < 0) {
-			log("failed to create sensor_range_finder object. Did you start uOrb?");
+			log("failed to create distance_sensor object. Did you start uOrb?");
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/px4flow/px4flow.cpp b/src/drivers/px4flow/px4flow.cpp
index e48b0b3b48..4d87d1cfe1 100644
--- a/src/drivers/px4flow/px4flow.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/px4flow/px4flow.cpp
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ PX4FLOW::init()
 							     &_orb_class_instance, ORB_PRIO_HIGH);
 
 		if (_distance_sensor_topic < 0) {
-			log("failed to create sensor_range_finder object. Did you start uOrb?");
+			log("failed to create distance_sensor object. Did you start uOrb?");
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/sf0x/sf0x.cpp b/src/drivers/sf0x/sf0x.cpp
index bace2aaa0d..431184d046 100644
--- a/src/drivers/sf0x/sf0x.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/sf0x/sf0x.cpp
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ SF0X::init()
 								     &_orb_class_instance, ORB_PRIO_HIGH);
 
 			if (_distance_sensor_topic < 0) {
-				log("failed to create sensor_range_finder object. Did you start uOrb?");
+				log("failed to create distance_sensor object. Did you start uOrb?");
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/trone/trone.cpp b/src/drivers/trone/trone.cpp
index 691c509e23..23e52547a1 100644
--- a/src/drivers/trone/trone.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/trone/trone.cpp
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ TRONE::init()
 							     &_orb_class_instance, ORB_PRIO_LOW);
 
 		if (_distance_sensor_topic < 0) {
-			log("failed to create sensor_range_finder object. Did you start uOrb?");
+			log("failed to create distance_sensor object. Did you start uOrb?");
 		}
 	}