diff --git a/src/drivers/rpi_rc_in/rpi_rc_in.cpp b/src/drivers/rpi_rc_in/rpi_rc_in.cpp
index da3e33aa94..d565bac27d 100644
--- a/src/drivers/rpi_rc_in/rpi_rc_in.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/rpi_rc_in/rpi_rc_in.cpp
@@ -125,13 +125,7 @@ void RcInput::_measure(void)
 	_data.rc_lost = false;
 	_data.input_source = input_rc_s::RC_INPUT_SOURCE_PX4IO_PPM;
 
-	if (nullptr == _rcinput_pub) {
-		int instance;
-		_rcinput_pub = orb_advertise_multi(ORB_ID(input_rc), &_data, &instance, ORB_PRIO_DEFAULT);
-
-	} else {
-		orb_publish(ORB_ID(input_rc), _rcinput_pub, &_data);
-	}
+	_rcinput_pub.publish(_data);
 }
 
 static void rpi_rc_in::usage(const char *reason)
diff --git a/src/drivers/rpi_rc_in/rpi_rc_in.h b/src/drivers/rpi_rc_in/rpi_rc_in.h
index b8e1d553ae..127a46dc22 100644
--- a/src/drivers/rpi_rc_in/rpi_rc_in.h
+++ b/src/drivers/rpi_rc_in/rpi_rc_in.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
 #include <drivers/drv_hrt.h>
 
-#include <uORB/uORB.h>
+#include <uORB/PublicationMulti.hpp>
 #include <uORB/topics/input_rc.h>
 
 #define RCINPUT_MEASURE_INTERVAL_US 20000
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ private:
 
 	bool _should_exit = false;
 	bool _is_running = false;
-	orb_advert_t _rcinput_pub = nullptr;
+	uORB::PublicationMulti<input_rc_s>	_rcinput_pub{ORB_ID(input_rc)};
 	int _channels = 8; //D8R-II plus
-	struct input_rc_s _data = {};
+	input_rc_s _data{};
 
 	int *_mem = nullptr;
 	key_t _key = 4096; ///< shared memory key (matches the ppmdecode program's key)