diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 78d26ee016aa..78d58e092d20 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -3432,9 +3432,9 @@ s32 wilc_set_join_req(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 *pu8bssid, const u8 *pu8ssid,
 	return result;
 }
 
-s32 wilc_flush_join_req(struct wilc_vif *vif)
+int wilc_flush_join_req(struct wilc_vif *vif)
 {
-	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 13d253c6a5fd..af8582456cd6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ s32 wilc_set_join_req(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 *pu8bssid, const u8 *pu8ssid,
 		      wilc_connect_result pfConnectResult, void *pvUserArg,
 		      u8 u8security, enum AUTHTYPE tenuAuth_type,
 		      u8 u8channel, void *pJoinParams);
-s32 wilc_flush_join_req(struct wilc_vif *vif);
+int wilc_flush_join_req(struct wilc_vif *vif);
 s32 wilc_disconnect(struct wilc_vif *vif, u16 u16ReasonCode);
 int wilc_set_mac_chnl_num(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 channel);
 s32 wilc_get_rssi(struct wilc_vif *vif, s8 *ps8Rssi);