diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
index f63f1c2d6ea453fb421d954cb4c7a594f8b2391d..d5b2f51dc71554476e0968fafe70d52f4a216aeb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -1404,8 +1404,9 @@ void _rtw_join_timeout_handler (void *function_context)
 * rtw_scan_timeout_handler - Timeout/Faliure handler for CMD SiteSurvey
 * @adapter: pointer to struct adapter structure
 */
-void rtw_scan_timeout_handler (struct adapter *adapter)
+void rtw_scan_timeout_handler (void *function_context)
 {
+	struct adapter *adapter = (struct adapter *)function_context;
 	struct	mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &adapter->mlmepriv;
 
 	DBG_88E(FUNC_ADPT_FMT" fw_state=%x\n", FUNC_ADPT_ARG(adapter), get_fwstate(pmlmepriv));
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h
index 40b0c4b1dac5c35d02356ab76a9b582f7f9f7b04..8f5457ba2fdc648da9465274cd96f828ce976cd7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h
@@ -436,7 +436,6 @@ void indicate_wx_scan_complete_event(struct adapter *padapter);
 void rtw_indicate_wx_assoc_event(struct adapter *padapter);
 void rtw_indicate_wx_disassoc_event(struct adapter *padapter);
 int event_thread(void *context);
-void _rtw_scan_timeout_handler(void *FunctionContext);
 void rtw_free_network_queue(struct adapter *adapter, u8 isfreeall);
 int rtw_init_mlme_priv(struct adapter *adapter);
 void rtw_free_mlme_priv(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv);
@@ -553,7 +552,7 @@ void rtw_update_registrypriv_dev_network(struct adapter *adapter);
 void rtw_get_encrypt_decrypt_from_registrypriv(struct adapter *adapter);
 
 void _rtw_join_timeout_handler(void *function_context);
-void rtw_scan_timeout_handler(struct adapter *adapter);
+void rtw_scan_timeout_handler(void *function_context);
 
 void rtw_dynamic_check_timer_handlder(struct adapter *adapter);
 #define rtw_is_scan_deny(adapter) false
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/mlme_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/mlme_linux.c
index 41d24598bf0af40d6308dfd3c1a7e6a9f1b6f05f..0bfaa78adfbc918e6defe1addccf82db1ea12d02 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/mlme_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/mlme_linux.c
@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@
 #include <drv_types.h>
 #include <mlme_osdep.h>
 
-void _rtw_scan_timeout_handler (void *FunctionContext)
-{
-	struct adapter *adapter = (struct adapter *)FunctionContext;
-
-	rtw_scan_timeout_handler(adapter);
-}
-
 static void _dynamic_check_timer_handlder(void *FunctionContext)
 {
 	struct adapter *adapter = (struct adapter *)FunctionContext;
@@ -47,7 +40,7 @@ void rtw_init_mlme_timer(struct adapter *padapter)
 	struct	mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 
 	_init_timer(&(pmlmepriv->assoc_timer), padapter->pnetdev, _rtw_join_timeout_handler, padapter);
-	_init_timer(&(pmlmepriv->scan_to_timer), padapter->pnetdev, _rtw_scan_timeout_handler, padapter);
+	_init_timer(&(pmlmepriv->scan_to_timer), padapter->pnetdev, rtw_scan_timeout_handler, padapter);
 	_init_timer(&(pmlmepriv->dynamic_chk_timer), padapter->pnetdev, _dynamic_check_timer_handlder, padapter);
 }