diff --git a/core/net/neighbor-info.h b/core/net/neighbor-info.h
index f292c2ef1..0332142f3 100644
--- a/core/net/neighbor-info.h
+++ b/core/net/neighbor-info.h
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ int neighbor_info_subscribe(neighbor_info_subscriber_t);
 
 
 /**
- * Get link ETX value for a specific neighbor.
+ * Get link metric value for a specific neighbor.
  *
- * \return Returns ETX if the neighbor exists, and 0 if not.
+ * \return Returns link metric if the neighbor exists, and 0 if not.
  */
-link_metric_t neighbor_info_get_etx(const rimeaddr_t *addr);
+link_metric_t neighbor_info_get_metric(const rimeaddr_t *addr);
 
 #endif /* NEIGHBOR_INFO_H */
diff --git a/examples/ipv6/rpl-collect/udp-sender.c b/examples/ipv6/rpl-collect/udp-sender.c
index 430e55e29..6652f5f0b 100644
--- a/examples/ipv6/rpl-collect/udp-sender.c
+++ b/examples/ipv6/rpl-collect/udp-sender.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ collect_common_send(void)
       nbr = uip_ds6_nbr_lookup(&preferred_parent->addr);
       if(nbr != NULL) {
         rimeaddr_copy(&parent, (rimeaddr_t *)&nbr->ipaddr.u8[8]);
-        parent_etx = neighbor_info_get_etx((rimeaddr_t *) &nbr->lladdr) / 2;
+        parent_etx = neighbor_info_get_metric((rimeaddr_t *) &nbr->lladdr) / 2;
       }
     }
     rtmetric = dag->rank;