diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
index 493e02cf34ab60b244b70ac06ca6a90af2fbb46e..11e26fb1090b6fa2f0d71b47ae89454ebdf33670 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ int mac_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 	for (i = 0; i < g_linux_wlan->vif_num; i++) {
 		if (ndev == g_linux_wlan->vif[i].wilc_netdev) {
 			memcpy(g_linux_wlan->vif[i].src_addr, mac_add, ETH_ALEN);
-			g_linux_wlan->vif[i].drvHandler = priv->hWILCWFIDrv;
+			g_linux_wlan->vif[i].hif_drv = priv->hWILCWFIDrv;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
index c166d3f0e409a6129dfec71e244e568b1df6ac28..2dfc0fde7d2e5d768180f968f50039647f914499 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
@@ -2585,16 +2585,16 @@ static int change_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 			nic->iftype = interface_type;
 
 			/*Setting interface 1 drv handler and mac address in newly downloaded FW*/
-			host_int_set_wfi_drv_handler(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].drvHandler);
-			host_int_set_MacAddress(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].drvHandler,
+			host_int_set_wfi_drv_handler(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].hif_drv);
+			host_int_set_MacAddress(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].hif_drv,
 						g_linux_wlan->vif[0].src_addr);
 			host_int_set_operation_mode(priv->hWILCWFIDrv, STATION_MODE);
 
 			/*Add saved WEP keys, if any*/
 			if (g_wep_keys_saved) {
-				host_int_set_WEPDefaultKeyID(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].drvHandler,
+				host_int_set_WEPDefaultKeyID(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].hif_drv,
 							     g_key_wep_params.key_idx);
-				host_int_add_wep_key_bss_sta(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].drvHandler,
+				host_int_add_wep_key_bss_sta(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].hif_drv,
 							     g_key_wep_params.key,
 							     g_key_wep_params.key_len,
 							     g_key_wep_params.key_idx);
@@ -2666,16 +2666,16 @@ static int change_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 			wilc1000_wlan_init(dev, nic);
 			g_wilc_initialized = 1;
 
-			host_int_set_wfi_drv_handler(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].drvHandler);
-			host_int_set_MacAddress(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].drvHandler,
+			host_int_set_wfi_drv_handler(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].hif_drv);
+			host_int_set_MacAddress(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].hif_drv,
 						g_linux_wlan->vif[0].src_addr);
 			host_int_set_operation_mode(priv->hWILCWFIDrv, STATION_MODE);
 
 			/*Add saved WEP keys, if any*/
 			if (g_wep_keys_saved) {
-				host_int_set_WEPDefaultKeyID(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].drvHandler,
+				host_int_set_WEPDefaultKeyID(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].hif_drv,
 							     g_key_wep_params.key_idx);
-				host_int_add_wep_key_bss_sta(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].drvHandler,
+				host_int_add_wep_key_bss_sta(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].hif_drv,
 							     g_key_wep_params.key,
 							     g_key_wep_params.key_len,
 							     g_key_wep_params.key_idx);
@@ -2781,16 +2781,16 @@ static int change_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 
 
 		/*Setting interface 1 drv handler and mac address in newly downloaded FW*/
-		host_int_set_wfi_drv_handler(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].drvHandler);
-		host_int_set_MacAddress(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].drvHandler,
+		host_int_set_wfi_drv_handler(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].hif_drv);
+		host_int_set_MacAddress(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].hif_drv,
 					g_linux_wlan->vif[0].src_addr);
 		host_int_set_operation_mode(priv->hWILCWFIDrv, AP_MODE);
 
 		/*Add saved WEP keys, if any*/
 		if (g_wep_keys_saved) {
-			host_int_set_WEPDefaultKeyID(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].drvHandler,
+			host_int_set_WEPDefaultKeyID(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].hif_drv,
 						     g_key_wep_params.key_idx);
-			host_int_add_wep_key_bss_sta(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].drvHandler,
+			host_int_add_wep_key_bss_sta(g_linux_wlan->vif[0].hif_drv,
 						     g_key_wep_params.key,
 						     g_key_wep_params.key_len,
 						     g_key_wep_params.key_idx);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h
index 6ac93280b8a2bc0175b56c54bb4553ef88846753..521d3cbe50fb9cc6843137d745b7a75d9c555577 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ typedef struct {
 struct wilc_vif {
 	u8 src_addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN];
-	struct host_if_drv *drvHandler;
+	struct host_if_drv *hif_drv;
 	struct net_device *wilc_netdev;
 };