diff --git a/src/modules/uavcan/sensors/gnss.cpp b/src/modules/uavcan/sensors/gnss.cpp
index 4fc0743fff..fb89b8365f 100644
--- a/src/modules/uavcan/sensors/gnss.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/uavcan/sensors/gnss.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 UavcanGnssBridge::UavcanGnssBridge(uavcan::INode &node) :
 _node(node),
-_uavcan_sub_status(node),
+_sub_fix(node),
 _report_pub(-1)
 {
 }
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ int UavcanGnssBridge::init()
 	int res = -1;
 
 	// GNSS fix subscription
-	res = _uavcan_sub_status.start(FixCbBinder(this, &UavcanGnssBridge::gnss_fix_sub_cb));
+	res = _sub_fix.start(FixCbBinder(this, &UavcanGnssBridge::gnss_fix_sub_cb));
 	if (res < 0)
 	{
 		warnx("GNSS fix sub failed %i", res);
diff --git a/src/modules/uavcan/sensors/gnss.hpp b/src/modules/uavcan/sensors/gnss.hpp
index eec595ad10..6bdae8de34 100644
--- a/src/modules/uavcan/sensors/gnss.hpp
+++ b/src/modules/uavcan/sensors/gnss.hpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ private:
 	 * libuavcan related things
 	 */
 	uavcan::INode							&_node;
-	uavcan::Subscriber<uavcan::equipment::gnss::Fix, FixCbBinder>	_uavcan_sub_status;
+	uavcan::Subscriber<uavcan::equipment::gnss::Fix, FixCbBinder>	_sub_fix;
 
 	/*
 	 * uORB