diff --git a/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/fw_pos_control_l1_main.cpp b/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/fw_pos_control_l1_main.cpp
index 01f378b970..5350413756 100644
--- a/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/fw_pos_control_l1_main.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/fw_pos_control_l1_main.cpp
@@ -2366,7 +2366,7 @@ FixedwingPositionControl::start()
 	ASSERT(_control_task == -1);
 
 	/* start the task */
-	_control_task = px4_task_spawn_cmd("fw_pos_control_l1",
+	_control_task = px4_task_spawn_cmd("fw_pos_ctrl_l1",
 					   SCHED_DEFAULT,
 					   SCHED_PRIORITY_MAX - 5,
 					   1400,