diff --git a/arch/sim/src/up_uipdriver.c b/arch/sim/src/up_uipdriver.c
index a54063ea26..4b95ebe23c 100644
--- a/arch/sim/src/up_uipdriver.c
+++ b/arch/sim/src/up_uipdriver.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void uipdriver_loop(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_UDP
       for(i = 0; i < UIP_UDP_CONNS; i++)
         {
-          uip_udp_periodic(i);
+          uip_udppoll(i);
 
           /* If the above function invocation resulted in data that
            * should be sent out on the network, the global variable