diff --git a/include/microkernel.h b/include/microkernel.h
index 24d023b965d..1c3a5143d9c 100644
--- a/include/microkernel.h
+++ b/include/microkernel.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ typedef void (*taskabortfunction)(void);
 extern void kernel_init(void);
 extern void init_node(void);    /* generated function */
 extern void init_drivers(void); /* generated function */
-extern const knode_t K_ThisNode;
+extern const knode_t _k_this_node;
 extern int K_StackSize;
 
 extern int K_TaskCount;
diff --git a/include/microkernel/task.h b/include/microkernel/task.h
index cf8e51acc70..3d2daea481e 100644
--- a/include/microkernel/task.h
+++ b/include/microkernel/task.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <microkernel/task_api_export.h>
 
 extern struct k_proc *K_Task;
-extern const knode_t K_ThisNode;
+extern const knode_t _k_this_node;
 
 /*
  * The following task groups are reserved for system use.
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ extern void KS_TaskSetSwitchCallBack(taskswitchcallbackfunc func);
 #define task_group_mask_get() (K_Task->Group)
 #define task_group_join(g) (K_Task->Group |= g)
 #define task_group_leave(g) (K_Task->Group &= ~g)
-#define task_node_id_get() (K_ThisNode)
+#define task_node_id_get() (_k_this_node)
 
 #define isr_task_id_get() task_id_get()
 #define isr_task_priority_get() task_priority_get()
diff --git a/include/microkernel/ticks.h b/include/microkernel/ticks.h
index 2e05de98680..ed4823873dc 100644
--- a/include/microkernel/ticks.h
+++ b/include/microkernel/ticks.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ extern K_TIMER *K_Thead;
 extern K_TIMER *K_Ttail;
 extern struct nano_lifo K_TimerFree;
 extern K_TIMER K_TimerBlocks[]; /* array of microkernel timer objects */
-extern const knode_t K_ThisNode;
+extern const knode_t _k_this_node;
 
 extern void scheduler_time_slice_set(int32_t t, kpriority_t p);
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ extern void scheduler_time_slice_set(int32_t t, kpriority_t p);
 
 static inline ktimer_t _timer_ptr_to_id(K_TIMER *timer)
 {
-	return (ktimer_t)((K_ThisNode << 16) +
+	return (ktimer_t)((_k_this_node << 16) +
 			  (uint32_t)(timer - &K_TimerBlocks[0]));
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/microkernel/include/minik.h b/kernel/microkernel/include/minik.h
index b6f8a06706d..1e12ecb1ad1 100644
--- a/kernel/microkernel/include/minik.h
+++ b/kernel/microkernel/include/minik.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 #define KERNEL_ENTRY(A) K_taskcall(A)
 
-extern const knode_t K_ThisNode;
+extern const knode_t _k_this_node;
 extern struct k_proc _k_task_list[];
 extern struct k_tqhd _k_task_priority_list[];
 
diff --git a/scripts/sysgen.py b/scripts/sysgen.py
index bd5d9ddf304..cee07e0f6e2 100755
--- a/scripts/sysgen.py
+++ b/scripts/sysgen.py
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ def kernel_main_c_header():
         "#include <sections.h>\n" +
         "#include <vxmicro.h>\n")
 
-    kernel_main_c_out("\nconst knode_t K_ThisNode = 0x00010000;\n")
+    kernel_main_c_out("\nconst knode_t _k_this_node = 0x00010000;\n")
     kernel_main_c_out("\n" +
         "char __noinit _k_server_stack[CONFIG_MICROKERNEL_SERVER_STACK_SIZE];\n")
     kernel_main_c_out(