diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/recv_osdep.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/recv_osdep.h
index c93ba4c3eb9b..7a0fa227de73 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/recv_osdep.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/recv_osdep.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "drv_types.h"
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 
-sint _r8712_init_recv_priv(struct recv_priv *precvpriv,
+void _r8712_init_recv_priv(struct recv_priv *precvpriv,
 			   struct _adapter *padapter);
 void _r8712_free_recv_priv(struct recv_priv *precvpriv);
 s32  r8712_recv_entry(union recv_frame *precv_frame);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_recv.c
index 9969e5265a40..79c7a329e9f6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_recv.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void _r8712_init_sta_recv_priv(struct sta_recv_priv *psta_recvpriv)
 	_init_queue(&psta_recvpriv->defrag_q);
 }
 
-sint _r8712_init_recv_priv(struct recv_priv *precvpriv,
+void _r8712_init_recv_priv(struct recv_priv *precvpriv,
 			   struct _adapter *padapter)
 {
 	sint i;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ sint _r8712_init_recv_priv(struct recv_priv *precvpriv,
 				sizeof(union recv_frame) + RXFRAME_ALIGN_SZ,
 				GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (precvpriv->pallocated_frame_buf == NULL)
-		return _FAIL;
+		return;
 	kmemleak_not_leak(precvpriv->pallocated_frame_buf);
 	precvpriv->precv_frame_buf = precvpriv->pallocated_frame_buf +
 				    RXFRAME_ALIGN_SZ -
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ sint _r8712_init_recv_priv(struct recv_priv *precvpriv,
 		precvframe++;
 	}
 	precvpriv->rx_pending_cnt = 1;
-	return r8712_init_recv_priv(precvpriv, padapter);
+	r8712_init_recv_priv(precvpriv, padapter);
 }
 
 void _r8712_free_recv_priv(struct recv_priv *precvpriv)