diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
index 25643b02d86730a7ec35f5a030cbda92e8c7ba1a..ea24f501cedef134ba6007cbc24b934fcffca689 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
@@ -263,9 +263,9 @@ static void clear_duringIP(unsigned long arg)
 	g_obtainingIP = false;
 }
 
-int8_t is_network_in_shadow(tstrNetworkInfo *pstrNetworkInfo, void *pUserVoid)
+int is_network_in_shadow(tstrNetworkInfo *pstrNetworkInfo, void *pUserVoid)
 {
-	int8_t state = -1;
+	int state = -1;
 	int i;
 
 	if (u32LastScannedNtwrksCountShadow == 0) {
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ int8_t is_network_in_shadow(tstrNetworkInfo *pstrNetworkInfo, void *pUserVoid)
 
 void add_network_to_shadow(tstrNetworkInfo *pstrNetworkInfo, void *pUserVoid, void *pJoinParams)
 {
-	int8_t ap_found = is_network_in_shadow(pstrNetworkInfo, pUserVoid);
+	int ap_found = is_network_in_shadow(pstrNetworkInfo, pUserVoid);
 	u32 ap_index = 0;
 	u8 rssi_index = 0;