diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index d5b7725ec2bf..082450f4459c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -3207,12 +3207,12 @@ int host_int_add_wep_key_bss_ap(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv,
 	return result;
 }
 
-s32 host_int_add_ptk(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv, const u8 *pu8Ptk,
+int host_int_add_ptk(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv, const u8 *pu8Ptk,
 		     u8 u8PtkKeylen, const u8 *mac_addr,
 		     const u8 *pu8RxMic, const u8 *pu8TxMic,
 		     u8 mode, u8 u8Ciphermode, u8 u8Idx)
 {
-	s32 result = 0;
+	int result = 0;
 	struct host_if_msg msg;
 	u8 u8KeyLen = u8PtkKeylen;
 	u32 i;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
index 57e1d424afdc..ee9c8fed0134 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ int host_int_add_wep_key_bss_sta(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv,
 int host_int_add_wep_key_bss_ap(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv,
 				const u8 *key, u8 len, u8 index, u8 mode,
 				enum AUTHTYPE auth_type);
-s32 host_int_add_ptk(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv, const u8 *pu8Ptk,
+int host_int_add_ptk(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv, const u8 *pu8Ptk,
 		     u8 u8PtkKeylen, const u8 *mac_addr,
 		     const u8 *pu8RxMic, const u8 *pu8TxMic,
 		     u8 mode, u8 u8Ciphermode, u8 u8Idx);