diff --git a/sw/airborne/subsystems/datalink/telemetry.c b/sw/airborne/subsystems/datalink/telemetry.c
index 839f289f1f..729d161a0a 100644
--- a/sw/airborne/subsystems/datalink/telemetry.c
+++ b/sw/airborne/subsystems/datalink/telemetry.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 /** Implement global structures from generated header
  */
 struct telemetry_msg telemetry_msgs[TELEMETRY_NB_MSG] = TELEMETRY_STRUCT;
-struct pprz_telemetry pprz_telemetry = { TELEMETRY_NB_MSG, telemetry_msgs };
+struct periodic_telemetry pprz_telemetry = { TELEMETRY_NB_MSG, telemetry_msgs };
 
 
 /** Register a telemetry callback function.
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ struct pprz_telemetry pprz_telemetry = { TELEMETRY_NB_MSG, telemetry_msgs };
  * @param _cb callback function, called according to telemetry mode and specified period
  * @return TRUE if message registered with success, FALSE otherwise
  */
-bool_t register_periodic_telemetry(struct pprz_telemetry *_pt, const char *_msg, telemetry_cb _cb)
+bool_t register_periodic_telemetry(struct periodic_telemetry *_pt, const char *_msg, telemetry_cb _cb)
 {
-  // return FALSE if NULL is passed as pprz_telemetry
+  // return FALSE if NULL is passed as periodic_telemetry
   if (_pt == NULL) { return FALSE; }
   // look for message name
   uint8_t i;
diff --git a/sw/airborne/subsystems/datalink/telemetry.h b/sw/airborne/subsystems/datalink/telemetry.h
index 06dc00fa61..70fe3d6fc9 100644
--- a/sw/airborne/subsystems/datalink/telemetry.h
+++ b/sw/airborne/subsystems/datalink/telemetry.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
  * Filled with generated structure from periodic_telemetry.h
  */
 extern struct telemetry_msg telemetry_msgs[TELEMETRY_NB_MSG];
-extern struct pprz_telemetry pprz_telemetry;
+extern struct periodic_telemetry pprz_telemetry;
 
 /** Set default periodic telemetry
  */
diff --git a/sw/airborne/subsystems/datalink/telemetry_common.h b/sw/airborne/subsystems/datalink/telemetry_common.h
index 658213e1dd..025ee84567 100644
--- a/sw/airborne/subsystems/datalink/telemetry_common.h
+++ b/sw/airborne/subsystems/datalink/telemetry_common.h
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ struct telemetry_msg {
   telemetry_cb cb;  ///< callback funtion
 };
 
-/** Telemetry structure.
+/** Periodic telemetry structure.
  *  Contains the total number of messages (from generated telemetry file)
  *  and the list of registered callbacks
  */
-struct pprz_telemetry {
+struct periodic_telemetry {
   uint8_t nb;                 ///< number of messages
   struct telemetry_msg *msgs; ///< the list of (msg name, callbacks)
 };
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ struct pprz_telemetry {
  * @return TRUE if message registered with success, FALSE otherwise
  */
 #if PERIODIC_TELEMETRY
-extern bool_t register_periodic_telemetry(struct pprz_telemetry *_pt, const char *_msg, telemetry_cb _cb);
+extern bool_t register_periodic_telemetry(struct periodic_telemetry *_pt, const char *_msg, telemetry_cb _cb);
 #else
-static inline bool_t register_periodic_telemetry(struct pprz_telemetry *_pt __attribute__((unused)),
+static inline bool_t register_periodic_telemetry(struct periodic_telemetry *_pt __attribute__((unused)),
     const char *_msg __attribute__((unused)), telemetry_cb _cb __attribute__((unused))) { return FALSE; }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/sw/tools/generators/gen_periodic.ml b/sw/tools/generators/gen_periodic.ml
index 4021c52579..fe02e8433b 100644
--- a/sw/tools/generators/gen_periodic.ml
+++ b/sw/tools/generators/gen_periodic.ml
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ let print_process_send = fun out_h xml freq modules ->
       fprintf out_h "extern uint8_t telemetry_mode_%s;\n" process_name;
       fprintf out_h "#endif /* PERIODIC_C_%s */\n" (String.uppercase process_name);
 
-      lprintf out_h "static inline void periodic_telemetry_send_%s(struct pprz_telemetry *telemetry, struct transport_tx *trans, struct link_device *dev) {  /* %dHz */\n" process_name freq;
+      lprintf out_h "static inline void periodic_telemetry_send_%s(struct periodic_telemetry *telemetry, struct transport_tx *trans, struct link_device *dev) {  /* %dHz */\n" process_name freq;
       right ();
       output_modes out_h process_name modes freq modules;
       left ();