diff --git a/nimble/controller/include/controller/ble_ll_utils.h b/nimble/controller/include/controller/ble_ll_utils.h
index 4d7e7e702..fe1bca9f6 100644
--- a/nimble/controller/include/controller/ble_ll_utils.h
+++ b/nimble/controller/include/controller/ble_ll_utils.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #define IN_RANGE(_n, _min, _max) (((_n) >= (_min)) && ((_n) <= (_max)))
 
 int ble_ll_utils_verify_aa(uint32_t aa);
-uint32_t ble_ll_utils_calc_access_addr(void);
+uint32_t ble_ll_utils_calc_aa(void);
 uint32_t ble_ll_utils_calc_seed_aa(void);
 uint32_t ble_ll_utils_calc_big_aa(uint32_t seed_aa, uint32_t n);
 uint8_t ble_ll_utils_remapped_channel(uint8_t remap_index, const uint8_t *chanmap);
diff --git a/nimble/controller/src/ble_ll_adv.c b/nimble/controller/src/ble_ll_adv.c
index 49228246b..125b62475 100644
--- a/nimble/controller/src/ble_ll_adv.c
+++ b/nimble/controller/src/ble_ll_adv.c
@@ -2612,7 +2612,7 @@ ble_ll_adv_sm_start_periodic(struct ble_ll_adv_sm *advsm)
     advsm->periodic_event_cntr = 0;
     /* for chaining we start with random counter as we share access addr */
     advsm->periodic_chain_event_cntr = ble_ll_rand();
-    advsm->periodic_access_addr = ble_ll_utils_calc_access_addr();
+    advsm->periodic_access_addr = ble_ll_utils_calc_aa();
     advsm->periodic_channel_id = ((advsm->periodic_access_addr & 0xffff0000) >> 16) ^
                                  (advsm->periodic_access_addr & 0x0000ffff);
     advsm->periodic_crcinit = ble_ll_rand() & 0xffffff;
@@ -2767,7 +2767,7 @@ ble_ll_adv_sm_start(struct ble_ll_adv_sm *advsm)
 
 #if MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_LL_CFG_FEAT_LE_CSA2)
     advsm->event_cntr = 0;
-    access_addr = ble_ll_utils_calc_access_addr();
+    access_addr = ble_ll_utils_calc_aa();
     advsm->channel_id = ((access_addr & 0xffff0000) >> 16) ^
                          (access_addr & 0x0000ffff);
 #endif
diff --git a/nimble/controller/src/ble_ll_conn.c b/nimble/controller/src/ble_ll_conn.c
index 9b926010c..4f12f1431 100644
--- a/nimble/controller/src/ble_ll_conn.c
+++ b/nimble/controller/src/ble_ll_conn.c
@@ -1769,7 +1769,7 @@ ble_ll_conn_central_common_init(struct ble_ll_conn_sm *connsm)
 #endif
 
     /*  Calculate random access address and crc initialization value */
-    connsm->access_addr = ble_ll_utils_calc_access_addr();
+    connsm->access_addr = ble_ll_utils_calc_aa();
     connsm->crcinit = ble_ll_rand() & 0xffffff;
 
     /* Set initial schedule callback */
diff --git a/nimble/controller/src/ble_ll_utils.c b/nimble/controller/src/ble_ll_utils.c
index 1259f94d7..1921ee72a 100644
--- a/nimble/controller/src/ble_ll_utils.c
+++ b/nimble/controller/src/ble_ll_utils.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ ble_ll_utils_verify_aa(uint32_t aa)
 }
 
 uint32_t
-ble_ll_utils_calc_access_addr(void)
+ble_ll_utils_calc_aa(void)
 {
     uint32_t aa;