diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_HTProc.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_HTProc.c
index 1ea426b7b7ac..165975ad4ce5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_HTProc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_HTProc.c
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ u8 HTGetHighestMCSRate(struct rtllib_device *ieee, u8 *pMCSRateSet,
 					    HTMcsToDataRate(ieee, mcsRate))
 						mcsRate = (8*i+j);
 				}
-				bitMap = bitMap>>1;
+				bitMap >>= 1;
 			}
 		}
 	}