diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 397ef617656ed87b14027c28c9bd9d5b34a3441d..a9c8b15f57dcd0b9540dc99451f73a3504f6741e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ static s32 Handle_Connect(struct wilc_vif *vif,
 		       pstrHostIFconnectAttr->ies_len);
 	}
 
-	hif_drv->usr_conn_req.u8security = pstrHostIFconnectAttr->security;
+	hif_drv->usr_conn_req.security = pstrHostIFconnectAttr->security;
 	hif_drv->usr_conn_req.auth_type = pstrHostIFconnectAttr->auth_type;
 	hif_drv->usr_conn_req.conn_result = pstrHostIFconnectAttr->result;
 	hif_drv->usr_conn_req.arg = pstrHostIFconnectAttr->arg;
@@ -1026,11 +1026,11 @@ static s32 Handle_Connect(struct wilc_vif *vif,
 	strWIDList[u32WidsCount].id = (u16)WID_11I_MODE;
 	strWIDList[u32WidsCount].type = WID_CHAR;
 	strWIDList[u32WidsCount].size = sizeof(char);
-	strWIDList[u32WidsCount].val = (s8 *)&hif_drv->usr_conn_req.u8security;
+	strWIDList[u32WidsCount].val = (s8 *)&hif_drv->usr_conn_req.security;
 	u32WidsCount++;
 
 	if (memcmp("DIRECT-", pstrHostIFconnectAttr->ssid, 7))
-		mode_11i = hif_drv->usr_conn_req.u8security;
+		mode_11i = hif_drv->usr_conn_req.security;
 
 	strWIDList[u32WidsCount].id = (u16)WID_AUTH_TYPE;
 	strWIDList[u32WidsCount].type = WID_CHAR;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
index 30acf40e855c14f0f5554bbc5ca85826e652ef53..5e65f2cfb8cbad9a002e17a14896f3a4224963cf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ struct user_scan_req {
 struct user_conn_req {
 	u8 *bssid;
 	u8 *ssid;
-	u8 u8security;
+	u8 security;
 	enum AUTHTYPE auth_type;
 	size_t ssid_len;
 	u8 *ies;