diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index abb20fb22963..e20621d29ea6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -3558,10 +3558,10 @@ int wilc_scan(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 scan_source, u8 scan_type,
 	return result;
 }
 
-s32 wilc_hif_set_cfg(struct wilc_vif *vif,
+int wilc_hif_set_cfg(struct wilc_vif *vif,
 		     struct cfg_param_val *pstrCfgParamVal)
 {
-	s32 result = 0;
+	int result = 0;
 	struct host_if_msg msg;
 	struct host_if_drv *hif_drv = vif->hif_drv;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
index c73a5c389297..395b68169363 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ int wilc_scan(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 scan_source, u8 scan_type,
 	      u8 *ch_freq_list, u8 ch_list_len, const u8 *ies,
 	      size_t ies_len, wilc_scan_result scan_result, void *user_arg,
 	      struct hidden_network *hidden_network);
-s32 wilc_hif_set_cfg(struct wilc_vif *vif,
+int wilc_hif_set_cfg(struct wilc_vif *vif,
 		     struct cfg_param_val *pstrCfgParamVal);
 int wilc_init(struct net_device *dev, struct host_if_drv **hif_drv_handler);
 s32 wilc_deinit(struct wilc_vif *vif);