diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan_spi.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan_spi.c
index 760b72a9a6ff..039d06192d6b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan_spi.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 static u32 SPEED = MIN_SPEED;
 
+struct spi_device *wilc_spi_dev;
 void linux_spi_deinit(void *vp);
 
 static int __init wilc_bus_probe(struct spi_device *spi)