diff --git a/kernel/nanokernel/core/nanotime.c b/kernel/nanokernel/core/nanotime.c
index d8fcb156048..c33395fc987 100644
--- a/kernel/nanokernel/core/nanotime.c
+++ b/kernel/nanokernel/core/nanotime.c
@@ -48,20 +48,20 @@ struct nano_timer *nanoTimerList = NULL;
 
 /*******************************************************************************
 *
-* nanoTimeInit - constructor that initializes nanokernel time tracking system
+* nano_time_init - constructor that initializes nanokernel time tracking system
 *
 * RETURNS: N/A
 *
 */
 
-NANO_INIT_SYS_NORMAL void nanoTimeInit(void)
+NANO_INIT_SYS_NORMAL void nano_time_init(void)
 {
 	timer_driver(0); /* note: priority parameter is unused */
 }
 
 #ifdef VXMICRO_ARCH_arm
-void (*__ctor_nanoTimeInit)(void) __attribute__((section(".ctors.250"))) =
-	nanoTimeInit;
+void (*__ctor_nano_time_init)(void) __attribute__((section(".ctors.250"))) =
+	nano_time_init;
 #endif
 
 /*******************************************************************************
diff --git a/samples/nanokernel/test/test_timer/src/timer.c b/samples/nanokernel/test/test_timer/src/timer.c
index de1d5845bce..c75ea1285b3 100644
--- a/samples/nanokernel/test/test_timer/src/timer.c
+++ b/samples/nanokernel/test/test_timer/src/timer.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ This module tests the following timer related routines:
   nano_timer_init(), nano_fiber_timer_start(), nano_fiber_timer_stop(),
   nano_fiber_timer_test(), nano_fiber_timer_wait(), nano_task_timer_start(),
   nano_task_timer_stop(), nano_task_timer_test(), nano_task_timer_wait(),
-  nanoTimeInit(), nano_node_tick_get_32(), nano_node_cycle_get_32(), nano_node_tick_delta()
+  nano_time_init(), nano_node_tick_get_32(), nano_node_cycle_get_32(), nano_node_tick_delta()
 */
 
 /* includes */