diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 5a2cae2356e8..4ccd31bc5f04 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -3105,12 +3105,12 @@ int host_int_set_wep_default_key(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv, u8 index)
 	return result;
 }
 
-s32 host_int_add_wep_key_bss_sta(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv,
+int host_int_add_wep_key_bss_sta(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv,
 				 const u8 *pu8WepKey,
 				 u8 u8WepKeylen,
 				 u8 u8Keyidx)
 {
-	s32 result = 0;
+	int result = 0;
 	struct host_if_msg msg;
 
 	if (!hif_drv) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
index 8f80497403e3..bc91864bfb5a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ int host_int_set_wep_default_key(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv, u8 index);
  *  @date		8 March 2012
  *  @version		1.0
  */
-s32 host_int_add_wep_key_bss_sta(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv, const u8 *pu8WepKey, u8 u8WepKeylen, u8 u8Keyidx);
+int host_int_add_wep_key_bss_sta(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv, const u8 *pu8WepKey, u8 u8WepKeylen, u8 u8Keyidx);
 /**
  *  @brief              host_int_add_wep_key_bss_ap
  *  @details    valid only in AP mode if External Supplicant support is enabled.