diff --git a/platforms/nuttx/src/px4/common/cpuload.cpp b/platforms/nuttx/src/px4/common/cpuload.cpp
index 0786ee4d66..04582538c3 100644
--- a/platforms/nuttx/src/px4/common/cpuload.cpp
+++ b/platforms/nuttx/src/px4/common/cpuload.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void cpuload_initialize_once()
 	for (system_load.total_count = 0; system_load.total_count < static_tasks_count; system_load.total_count++) {
 		system_load.tasks[system_load.total_count].total_runtime = 0;
 		system_load.tasks[system_load.total_count].curr_start_time = 0;
-		system_load.tasks[system_load.total_count].tcb = sched_gettcb(
+		system_load.tasks[system_load.total_count].tcb = nxsched_get_tcb(
 					system_load.total_count);	// it is assumed that these static threads have consecutive PIDs
 		system_load.tasks[system_load.total_count].valid = true;
 	}