diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
index a0bd4ebd262ad0c1b0fd27fb015d68a68891c1e1..6dc116647411255741f2157b9063cb070b27bee3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
@@ -909,10 +909,9 @@ int mwifiex_request_scan(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 			 struct cfg80211_ssid *req_ssid);
 int mwifiex_set_user_scan_ioctl(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 				struct mwifiex_user_scan_cfg *scan_req);
-int mwifiex_change_adhoc_chan(struct mwifiex_private *priv, int channel);
 int mwifiex_set_radio(struct mwifiex_private *priv, u8 option);
 
-int mwifiex_drv_change_adhoc_chan(struct mwifiex_private *priv, int channel);
+int mwifiex_drv_change_adhoc_chan(struct mwifiex_private *priv, u16 channel);
 
 int mwifiex_set_encode(struct mwifiex_private *priv, const u8 *key,
 		       int key_len, u8 key_index, int disable);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
index 593d285111d2292a4295f8984db9237cefa585ca..0ae1209646c14859e76cc311f3cfdff585b501d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ static int mwifiex_bss_ioctl_ibss_channel(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
  *          - Start/Join the IBSS
  */
 int
-mwifiex_drv_change_adhoc_chan(struct mwifiex_private *priv, int channel)
+mwifiex_drv_change_adhoc_chan(struct mwifiex_private *priv, u16 channel)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct mwifiex_bss_info bss_info;
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ mwifiex_drv_change_adhoc_chan(struct mwifiex_private *priv, int channel)
 	ret = mwifiex_deauthenticate(priv, ssid_bssid.bssid);
 
 	ret = mwifiex_bss_ioctl_ibss_channel(priv, HostCmd_ACT_GEN_SET,
-					     (u16 *) &channel);
+					     &channel);
 
 	/* Do specific SSID scanning */
 	if (mwifiex_request_scan(priv, &bss_info.ssid)) {