diff --git a/compiler/capnpc-c.c b/compiler/capnpc-c.c
index 8499e0d..6d5a94f 100644
--- a/compiler/capnpc-c.c
+++ b/compiler/capnpc-c.c
@@ -657,6 +657,8 @@ static const char *field_name(struct field *f) {
 		"restrict", "_Alignas", "_Alignof", "_Atomic", "_Bool",
 		"_Complex", "_Generic", "_Imaginary", "_Noreturn", "_Static_assert",
 		"_Thread_local",
+		/* capn reserved for parameter names */
+		"p",
 	};
 
 	size_t i;