diff --git a/subsys/net/ip/rpl-mrhof.c b/subsys/net/ip/rpl-mrhof.c
index 6d4e5f1d76b..a45e798c19c 100644
--- a/subsys/net/ip/rpl-mrhof.c
+++ b/subsys/net/ip/rpl-mrhof.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static uint16_t calculate_path_metric(struct net_rpl_parent *parent)
 	return parent->mc.obj.etx + net_ipv6_nbr_data(nbr)->link_metric;
 
 #elif defined(CONFIG_NET_RPL_MC_ENERGY)
-	return parent->mc.obj.energy.energy_est +
+	return parent->mc.obj.energy.estimation +
 		net_ipv6_nbr_data(nbr)->link_metric;
 #else
 #error "Unsupported routing metric configured"
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ static int net_rpl_mrhof_update_mc(struct net_rpl_instance *instance)
 	}
 
 	instance->mc.obj.energy.flags = type << NET_RPL_MC_ENERGY_TYPE;
-	instance->mc.obj.energy.energy_est = path_metric;
+	instance->mc.obj.energy.estimation = path_metric;
 #endif
 
 	return 0;