diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 613c5a2d403b..ed6f93289410 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -3346,9 +3346,9 @@ int wilc_get_mac_address(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 *mac_addr)
 	return result;
 }
 
-s32 wilc_set_mac_address(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 *pu8MacAddress)
+int wilc_set_mac_address(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 *pu8MacAddress)
 {
-	s32 result = 0;
+	int result = 0;
 	struct host_if_msg msg;
 
 	PRINT_D(GENERIC_DBG, "mac addr = %x:%x:%x\n", pu8MacAddress[0], pu8MacAddress[1], pu8MacAddress[2]);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
index 76f90cdaa496..337965f96927 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ int wilc_add_rx_gtk(struct wilc_vif *vif, const u8 *rx_gtk, u8 gtk_key_len,
 int wilc_set_pmkid_info(struct wilc_vif *vif,
 			struct host_if_pmkid_attr *pmkid);
 int wilc_get_mac_address(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 *mac_addr);
-s32 wilc_set_mac_address(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 *pu8MacAddress);
+int wilc_set_mac_address(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 *pu8MacAddress);
 int wilc_wait_msg_queue_idle(void);
 s32 wilc_set_join_req(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 *pu8bssid, const u8 *pu8ssid,
 		      size_t ssidLen, const u8 *pu8IEs, size_t IEsLen,