diff --git a/Tools/px_generate_params.py b/Tools/px_generate_params.py
index c73b842875..2642206f3c 100755
--- a/Tools/px_generate_params.py
+++ b/Tools/px_generate_params.py
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ header = """
 #include <systemlib/param/param.h>
 
 // DO NOT EDIT
-// This file is autogenerated from paramaters.xml
+// This file is autogenerated from parameters.xml
+
+__BEGIN_DECLS
 
 struct px4_parameters_t {
 """
@@ -52,11 +54,11 @@ src = """
 // DO NOT EDIT
 // This file is autogenerated from paramaters.xml
 
-static const
+const
 #ifndef __PX4_DARWIN
 __attribute__((used, section("__param")))
 #endif
-struct px4_parameters_t px4_parameters_impl = {
+struct px4_parameters_t px4_parameters = {
 """
 i=0
 for group in root:
@@ -81,13 +83,10 @@ src += """
 	%d
 };
 
-#ifdef __PX4_DARWIN
-#define ___param__attributes
-#else
-#define ___param__attributes __attribute__((alias("px4_parameters_impl")))
-#endif
+//extern const struct px4_parameters_t px4_parameters;
+
+__END_DECLS
 
-extern const struct px4_parameters_t px4_parameters ___param__attributes;
 """ % i
 
 fp_header.write(header)