diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 047bb373f72d9cdc1baf52775ef38a58098881c4..10e394acd6355c5896b57fee9e346aeb01395d55 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -4539,10 +4539,10 @@ int host_int_del_beacon(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv)
 	return result;
 }
 
-s32 host_int_add_station(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv,
+int host_int_add_station(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv,
 			 struct add_sta_param *pstrStaParams)
 {
-	s32 result = 0;
+	int result = 0;
 	struct host_if_msg msg;
 	struct add_sta_param *pstrAddStationMsg = &msg.body.add_sta_info;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
index 80562b5e57fba5338d2e08da9b1011d7d9f55dc5..81ebfcf5bfd9560e1816125644ef5690d8b0fd45 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ s32 host_int_add_beacon(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv, u32 u32Interval,
 			u32 u32TailLen,
 			u8 *pu8tail);
 int host_int_del_beacon(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv);
-s32 host_int_add_station(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv,
+int host_int_add_station(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv,
 			 struct add_sta_param *pstrStaParams);
 s32 host_int_del_allstation(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv,
 			    u8 pu8MacAddr[][ETH_ALEN]);