diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 32ad1d32f450..42e8b390fc6f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -4188,9 +4188,9 @@ s32 host_int_remove_key(tstrWILC_WFIDrv *hWFIDrv, const u8 *pu8StaAddress)
  *  @date		8 March 2012
  *  @version		1.0
  */
-s32 host_int_remove_wep_key(tstrWILC_WFIDrv *hWFIDrv, u8 u8keyIdx)
+int host_int_remove_wep_key(tstrWILC_WFIDrv *hWFIDrv, u8 u8keyIdx)
 {
-	s32 s32Error = 0;
+	int s32Error = 0;
 	tstrWILC_WFIDrv *pstrWFIDrv = (tstrWILC_WFIDrv *)hWFIDrv;
 	struct host_if_msg msg;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
index cf93d0de87ba..c02d72712fdc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ s32 host_int_remove_key(tstrWILC_WFIDrv *hWFIDrv, const u8 *pu8StaAddress);
  *  @date		8 March 2012
  *  @version		1.0
  */
-s32 host_int_remove_wep_key(tstrWILC_WFIDrv *hWFIDrv, u8 u8Index);
+int host_int_remove_wep_key(tstrWILC_WFIDrv *hWFIDrv, u8 u8Index);
 /**
  *  @brief              sets WEP deafault key
  *  @details    Sets the index of the WEP encryption key in use,