diff --git a/drivers/syslog/syslog_rpmsg.c b/drivers/syslog/syslog_rpmsg.c
index 7ac43d2b75..2612059ac4 100644
--- a/drivers/syslog/syslog_rpmsg.c
+++ b/drivers/syslog/syslog_rpmsg.c
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ struct syslog_rpmsg_s
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 static void syslog_rpmsg_work(FAR void *priv_);
-static void syslog_rpmsg_putc(FAR struct syslog_rpmsg_s *priv, int ch,
-                              bool last);
+static void syslog_rpmsg_putchar(FAR struct syslog_rpmsg_s *priv, int ch,
+                                 bool last);
 static int  syslog_rpmsg_flush(void);
 static ssize_t syslog_rpmsg_write(FAR const char *buffer, size_t buflen);
 static void syslog_rpmsg_device_created(FAR struct rpmsg_device *rdev,
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ static void syslog_rpmsg_work(FAR void *priv_)
   rpmsg_send_nocopy(&priv->ept, msg, sizeof(*msg) + len);
 }
 
-static void syslog_rpmsg_putc(FAR struct syslog_rpmsg_s *priv, int ch,
-                              bool last)
+static void syslog_rpmsg_putchar(FAR struct syslog_rpmsg_s *priv, int ch,
+                                 bool last)
 {
   if (B2C_REM(priv->head) == 0)
     {
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static ssize_t syslog_rpmsg_write(FAR const char *buffer, size_t buflen)
   flags = enter_critical_section();
   for (nwritten = 1; nwritten <= buflen; nwritten++)
     {
-      syslog_rpmsg_putc(priv, *buffer++, nwritten == buflen);
+      syslog_rpmsg_putchar(priv, *buffer++, nwritten == buflen);
     }
 
   leave_critical_section(flags);
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ int syslog_rpmsg_putc(int ch)
   irqstate_t flags;
 
   flags = enter_critical_section();
-  syslog_rpmsg_putc(priv, ch, true);
+  syslog_rpmsg_putchar(priv, ch, true);
   leave_critical_section(flags);
 
   return ch;