diff --git a/src/V3EmitCFunc.h b/src/V3EmitCFunc.h
index 45f863d21..d7ff08772 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitCFunc.h
+++ b/src/V3EmitCFunc.h
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ public:
     }
     void visit(AstPrintTimeScale* nodep) override {
         puts("VL_PRINTTIMESCALE(");
-        putsQuoted(protect(nodep->name()));
+        putsQuoted(protect(nodep->prettyName()));
         puts(", ");
         putsQuoted(nodep->timeunit().ascii());
         puts(", vlSymsp->_vm_contextp__);\n");
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_timescale_unit.out b/test_regress/t/t_timescale_unit.out
index 6f3bba3f0..dca44f779 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_timescale_unit.out
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_timescale_unit.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Time scale of __024unit is 10ps / 10ps
+Time scale of $unit is 10ps / 10ps
 Time scale of from_unit is 10ps / 10ps
 Time scale of t is 100ps / 10ps
 *-* All Finished *-*