diff --git a/src/comm/SerialLink.cc b/src/comm/SerialLink.cc
index be016aca4b61fd1eec05f4fb7ffed38c2156e18f..ecbf26ccd1a323dc48253a46f44254a6d8ec4f90 100644
--- a/src/comm/SerialLink.cc
+++ b/src/comm/SerialLink.cc
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ bool SerialLink::isConnected() const
 
 QString SerialLink::getName() const
 {
-    return _serialConfig->portName();
+    return _serialConfig->name();
 }
 
 /**