diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 7cfc722d6a57d4eb8e60eba005105206d2d28f91..397ef617656ed87b14027c28c9bd9d5b34a3441d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -971,11 +971,11 @@ static s32 Handle_Connect(struct wilc_vif *vif,
 
 	hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ssid_len = pstrHostIFconnectAttr->ssid_len;
 	if (pstrHostIFconnectAttr->ssid) {
-		hif_drv->usr_conn_req.pu8ssid = kmalloc(pstrHostIFconnectAttr->ssid_len + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-		memcpy(hif_drv->usr_conn_req.pu8ssid,
+		hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ssid = kmalloc(pstrHostIFconnectAttr->ssid_len + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+		memcpy(hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ssid,
 		       pstrHostIFconnectAttr->ssid,
 		       pstrHostIFconnectAttr->ssid_len);
-		hif_drv->usr_conn_req.pu8ssid[pstrHostIFconnectAttr->ssid_len] = '\0';
+		hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ssid[pstrHostIFconnectAttr->ssid_len] = '\0';
 	}
 
 	hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ies_len = pstrHostIFconnectAttr->ies_len;
@@ -1307,8 +1307,8 @@ static s32 Handle_ConnectTimeout(struct wilc_vif *vif)
 		PRINT_ER("Failed to send dissconect config packet\n");
 
 	hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ssid_len = 0;
-	kfree(hif_drv->usr_conn_req.pu8ssid);
-	hif_drv->usr_conn_req.pu8ssid = NULL;
+	kfree(hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ssid);
+	hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ssid = NULL;
 	kfree(hif_drv->usr_conn_req.bssid);
 	hif_drv->usr_conn_req.bssid = NULL;
 	hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ies_len = 0;
@@ -1548,8 +1548,8 @@ static s32 Handle_RcvdGnrlAsyncInfo(struct wilc_vif *vif,
 			kfree(strConnectInfo.pu8ReqIEs);
 			strConnectInfo.pu8ReqIEs = NULL;
 			hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ssid_len = 0;
-			kfree(hif_drv->usr_conn_req.pu8ssid);
-			hif_drv->usr_conn_req.pu8ssid = NULL;
+			kfree(hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ssid);
+			hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ssid = NULL;
 			kfree(hif_drv->usr_conn_req.bssid);
 			hif_drv->usr_conn_req.bssid = NULL;
 			hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ies_len = 0;
@@ -1584,8 +1584,8 @@ static s32 Handle_RcvdGnrlAsyncInfo(struct wilc_vif *vif,
 			eth_zero_addr(hif_drv->assoc_bssid);
 
 			hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ssid_len = 0;
-			kfree(hif_drv->usr_conn_req.pu8ssid);
-			hif_drv->usr_conn_req.pu8ssid = NULL;
+			kfree(hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ssid);
+			hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ssid = NULL;
 			kfree(hif_drv->usr_conn_req.bssid);
 			hif_drv->usr_conn_req.bssid = NULL;
 			hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ies_len = 0;
@@ -1942,8 +1942,8 @@ static void Handle_Disconnect(struct wilc_vif *vif)
 		eth_zero_addr(hif_drv->assoc_bssid);
 
 		hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ssid_len = 0;
-		kfree(hif_drv->usr_conn_req.pu8ssid);
-		hif_drv->usr_conn_req.pu8ssid = NULL;
+		kfree(hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ssid);
+		hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ssid = NULL;
 		kfree(hif_drv->usr_conn_req.bssid);
 		hif_drv->usr_conn_req.bssid = NULL;
 		hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ies_len = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
index 18d67e0586bcd2c9d064de6889cf4196e4e96b32..30acf40e855c14f0f5554bbc5ca85826e652ef53 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ struct user_scan_req {
 
 struct user_conn_req {
 	u8 *bssid;
-	u8 *pu8ssid;
+	u8 *ssid;
 	u8 u8security;
 	enum AUTHTYPE auth_type;
 	size_t ssid_len;