diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index f18bb78defcb..5ba5099ec20d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -4910,8 +4910,9 @@ void link_timer_hdl(void *function_context)
 	return;
 }
 
-void addba_timer_hdl(struct sta_info *psta)
+void addba_timer_hdl(void *function_context)
 {
+	struct sta_info *psta = (struct sta_info *)function_context;
 	struct ht_priv	*phtpriv;
 
 	if (!psta)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h
index 05a010f5aeb3..d699ca19ef16 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ void linked_status_chk(struct adapter *padapter);
 
 void survey_timer_hdl (void *function_context);
 void link_timer_hdl (void *funtion_context);
-void addba_timer_hdl(struct sta_info *psta);
+void addba_timer_hdl(void *function_context);
 
 #define set_survey_timer(mlmeext, ms) \
 	do { \
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/mlme_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/mlme_linux.c
index 4f5fa08ecf9c..1b892c424cb8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/mlme_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/mlme_linux.c
@@ -129,15 +129,9 @@ void rtw_report_sec_ie(struct adapter *adapter, u8 authmode, u8 *sec_ie)
 	}
 }
 
-static void _addba_timer_hdl(void *FunctionContext)
-{
-	struct sta_info *psta = (struct sta_info *)FunctionContext;
-	addba_timer_hdl(psta);
-}
-
 void init_addba_retry_timer(struct adapter *padapter, struct sta_info *psta)
 {
-	_init_timer(&psta->addba_retry_timer, padapter->pnetdev, _addba_timer_hdl, psta);
+	_init_timer(&psta->addba_retry_timer, padapter->pnetdev, addba_timer_hdl, psta);
 }
 
 void init_mlme_ext_timer(struct adapter *padapter)