diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_dev.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_dev.c
index e347facda94f..1013101309e8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_dev.c
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ start:
 	}
 
 	RT_TRACE(COMP_INIT, "Load Firmware!\n");
-	bfirmwareok = init_firmware(dev);
+	bfirmwareok = rtl92e_init_fw(dev);
 	if (!bfirmwareok) {
 		if (retry_times < 10) {
 			retry_times++;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_firmware.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_firmware.c
index 37e5c1403a7e..5c527c419bc9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_firmware.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_firmware.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static bool firmware_check_ready(struct net_device *dev,
 	return rt_status;
 }
 
-bool init_firmware(struct net_device *dev)
+bool rtl92e_init_fw(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct r8192_priv *priv = rtllib_priv(dev);
 	bool			rt_status = true;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_firmware.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_firmware.h
index 131ea005edff..4c464eaee69f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_firmware.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_firmware.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct rt_firmware {
 	u16		  firmware_buf_size[MAX_FW_INIT_STEP];
 };
 
-bool init_firmware(struct net_device *dev);
+bool rtl92e_init_fw(struct net_device *dev);
 extern void rtl92e_init_fw_param(struct net_device *dev);
 
 #endif