diff --git a/controller_interface/include/controller_interface/chainable_controller_interface.hpp b/controller_interface/include/controller_interface/chainable_controller_interface.hpp
index 0ea40b8462..6775724bfa 100644
--- a/controller_interface/include/controller_interface/chainable_controller_interface.hpp
+++ b/controller_interface/include/controller_interface/chainable_controller_interface.hpp
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ class ChainableControllerInterface : public ControllerInterfaceBase
   // BEGIN (Handle export change): for backward compatibility
   std::vector<double> reference_interfaces_;
   // END
-  std::vector<hardware_interface::CommandInterface::SharedPtr> ordered_reference_interfaces_;
+  std::vector<hardware_interface::CommandInterface::SharedPtr>
+    ordered_exported_reference_interfaces_;
   std::unordered_map<std::string, hardware_interface::CommandInterface::SharedPtr>
     exported_reference_interfaces_;
 
diff --git a/controller_interface/src/chainable_controller_interface.cpp b/controller_interface/src/chainable_controller_interface.cpp
index 1bf5d12e07..409578be9b 100644
--- a/controller_interface/src/chainable_controller_interface.cpp
+++ b/controller_interface/src/chainable_controller_interface.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ ChainableControllerInterface::export_reference_interfaces()
   std::vector<hardware_interface::CommandInterface::SharedPtr> reference_interfaces_ptrs_vec;
   reference_interfaces_ptrs_vec.reserve(reference_interfaces.size());
   exported_reference_interface_names_.reserve(reference_interfaces.size());
-  ordered_reference_interfaces_.reserve(reference_interfaces.size());
+  ordered_exported_reference_interfaces_.reserve(reference_interfaces.size());
 
   // BEGIN (Handle export change): for backward compatibility
   // check if the "reference_interfaces_" variable is resized to number of interfaces
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ ChainableControllerInterface::export_reference_interfaces()
       reference_interfaces_ptrs_vec.clear();
       throw std::runtime_error(error_msg);
     }
-    ordered_reference_interfaces_.push_back(reference_interface);
+    ordered_exported_reference_interfaces_.push_back(reference_interface);
     add_element_to_list(exported_reference_interface_names_, interface_name);
     reference_interfaces_ptrs_vec.push_back(reference_interface);
   }