diff --git a/controller_interface/include/controller_interface/chainable_controller_interface.hpp b/controller_interface/include/controller_interface/chainable_controller_interface.hpp
index e4e4ec662c..15c5385564 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>
     reference_interfaces_ptrs_;
 
diff --git a/controller_interface/src/chainable_controller_interface.cpp b/controller_interface/src/chainable_controller_interface.cpp
index a6d427fe2b..6a6e3a2ea9 100644
--- a/controller_interface/src/chainable_controller_interface.cpp
+++ b/controller_interface/src/chainable_controller_interface.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ 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
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ 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);
     exported_reference_interface_names_.push_back(inteface_name);
     reference_interfaces_ptrs_vec.push_back(reference_interface);
   }