diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan_spi.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan_spi.c
index bfd3cc39149468708f16057b91ce23310ff71261..7be750bbe9da8769433b1edc94d354be93ba0bff 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan_spi.c
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ int wilc_spi_init(void)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-int wilc_spi_write(u8 *b, u32 len)
+int wilc_spi_write(struct wilc *wilc, u8 *b, u32 len)
 {
-	struct spi_device *spi = to_spi_device(wilc_dev->dev);
+	struct spi_device *spi = to_spi_device(wilc->dev);
 	int ret;
 	struct spi_message msg;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan_spi.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan_spi.h
index baa98cc9a247e603b5bfcbd404f00fe35a6f19ab..41d47dc9cf95966c4cfd55e92ff723989eb0cd43 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan_spi.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan_spi.h
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 #define LINUX_WLAN_SPI_H
 
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
+#include "wilc_wfi_netdevice.h"
 
 int wilc_spi_init(void);
-int wilc_spi_write(u8 *b, u32 len);
+int wilc_spi_write(struct wilc *wilc, u8 *b, u32 len);
 int wilc_spi_read(u8 *rb, u32 rlen);
 int wilc_spi_write_read(u8 *wb, u8 *rb, u32 rlen);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_spi.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_spi.c
index 53d098f8015686e921ca9603845259fd29936f89..46f7ea83577024eacd6a04c09e7c11ac8d7294ba 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_spi.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ static int spi_data_write(struct wilc *wilc, u8 *b, u32 sz)
 				order = 0x2;
 		}
 		cmd |= order;
-		if (!wilc_spi_write(&cmd, 1)) {
+		if (!wilc_spi_write(wilc, &cmd, 1)) {
 			PRINT_ER("[wilc spi]: Failed data block cmd write, bus error...\n");
 			result = N_FAIL;
 			break;
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static int spi_data_write(struct wilc *wilc, u8 *b, u32 sz)
 		/**
 		 *      Write data
 		 **/
-		if (!wilc_spi_write(&b[ix], nbytes)) {
+		if (!wilc_spi_write(wilc, &b[ix], nbytes)) {
 			PRINT_ER("[wilc spi]: Failed data block write, bus error...\n");
 			result = N_FAIL;
 			break;
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ static int spi_data_write(struct wilc *wilc, u8 *b, u32 sz)
 		 *      Write Crc
 		 **/
 		if (!g_spi.crc_off) {
-			if (!wilc_spi_write(crc, 2)) {
+			if (!wilc_spi_write(wilc, crc, 2)) {
 				PRINT_ER("[wilc spi]: Failed data block crc write, bus error...\n");
 				result = N_FAIL;
 				break;