diff --git a/cmake/metadata.cmake b/cmake/metadata.cmake
index 5f64b0fdc5..c628285da5 100644
--- a/cmake/metadata.cmake
+++ b/cmake/metadata.cmake
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ add_custom_target(metadata_airframes
 set(generated_params_dir ${PX4_BINARY_DIR}/generated_params_metadata)
 file(GLOB_RECURSE yaml_config_files ${PX4_SOURCE_DIR}/src/modules/*.yaml
 	${PX4_SOURCE_DIR}/src/drivers/*.yaml ${PX4_SOURCE_DIR}/src/lib/*.yaml)
-list(FILTER yaml_config_files EXCLUDE REGEX ".*/pwm_out_sim/") # avoid param duplicates
+
+# avoid param duplicates
+list(FILTER yaml_config_files EXCLUDE REGEX ".*/pwm_out_sim/")
+list(FILTER yaml_config_files EXCLUDE REGEX ".*/linux_pwm_out/")
+
 add_custom_target(metadata_parameters
 	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${PX4_BINARY_DIR}/docs
 	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${generated_params_dir}
diff --git a/src/drivers/linux_pwm_out/linux_pwm_out.hpp b/src/drivers/linux_pwm_out/linux_pwm_out.hpp
index a34012ba98..37060b7280 100644
--- a/src/drivers/linux_pwm_out/linux_pwm_out.hpp
+++ b/src/drivers/linux_pwm_out/linux_pwm_out.hpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ private:
 
 	void		update_params();
 
-	MixingOutput _mixing_output{"PWM", MAX_ACTUATORS, *this, MixingOutput::SchedulingPolicy::Auto, false};
+	MixingOutput _mixing_output{"PWM_MAIN", MAX_ACTUATORS, *this, MixingOutput::SchedulingPolicy::Auto, false};
 
 	uORB::SubscriptionInterval _parameter_update_sub{ORB_ID(parameter_update), 1_s};
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/linux_pwm_out/module.yaml b/src/drivers/linux_pwm_out/module.yaml
index b09769c0ba..133e04e155 100644
--- a/src/drivers/linux_pwm_out/module.yaml
+++ b/src/drivers/linux_pwm_out/module.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module_name: PWM Output
 actuator_output:
   output_groups:
-    - param_prefix: PWM
+    - param_prefix: PWM_MAIN
       channel_label: 'Channel'
       standard_params:
         disarmed: { min: 800, max: 2200, default: 900 }