diff --git a/os/hal/osal/nil/osal.h b/os/hal/osal/nil/osal.h
index f7eb253b7..64b391ad3 100644
--- a/os/hal/osal/nil/osal.h
+++ b/os/hal/osal/nil/osal.h
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ typedef struct {
 #define osalQueueWakeupAllI osalThreadDequeueAllI
 #define osalQueueWakeupOneI osalThreadDequeueNextI
 #define osalQueueGoSleepTimeoutS osalThreadEnqueueTimeoutS
+#define osalEventInit osalEventObjectInit
 
 /**
  * @name    Debug related macros
diff --git a/os/hal/osal/rt/osal.h b/os/hal/osal/rt/osal.h
index 7851c9138..386755dbf 100644
--- a/os/hal/osal/rt/osal.h
+++ b/os/hal/osal/rt/osal.h
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ typedef struct {
 #define osalQueueWakeupAllI osalThreadDequeueAllI
 #define osalQueueWakeupOneI osalThreadDequeueNextI
 #define osalQueueGoSleepTimeoutS osalThreadEnqueueTimeoutS
+#define osalEventInit osalEventObjectInit
 
 /**
  * @name    Debug related macros