diff --git a/src/SymbolTable.cc b/src/SymbolTable.cc
index 79ebe86c7bbe7607db048877dc141238ead7dbab..17cf1437a2295cae692fb96d99b9a63712a7e99d 100644
--- a/src/SymbolTable.cc
+++ b/src/SymbolTable.cc
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ SymbolTable::addUnaryOpAuxiliaryVar(int index, expr_t expr_arg, int orig_symb_id
   ostringstream varname;
   int symb_id;
 
-  varname << "AUX_UOP_IN_DIFF_" << index;
+  varname << "AUX_UOP_" << index;
   try
     {
       symb_id = addSymbol(varname.str(), eEndogenous);