diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c
index 078e293c05ed..e40cfe846a48 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c
@@ -4266,7 +4266,7 @@ static void wl_deinit_priv(struct brcmf_cfg80211_priv *cfg_priv)
 
 struct brcmf_cfg80211_dev *brcmf_cfg80211_attach(struct net_device *ndev,
 						 struct device *busdev,
-						 void *data)
+						 struct brcmf_pub *drvr)
 {
 	struct wireless_dev *wdev;
 	struct brcmf_cfg80211_priv *cfg_priv;
@@ -4291,7 +4291,7 @@ struct brcmf_cfg80211_dev *brcmf_cfg80211_attach(struct net_device *ndev,
 	wdev->iftype = brcmf_mode_to_nl80211_iftype(WL_MODE_BSS);
 	cfg_priv = wdev_to_cfg(wdev);
 	cfg_priv->wdev = wdev;
-	cfg_priv->pub = data;
+	cfg_priv->pub = drvr;
 	ci = (struct brcmf_cfg80211_iface *)&cfg_priv->ci;
 	ci->cfg_priv = cfg_priv;
 	ndev->ieee80211_ptr = wdev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.h b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.h
index a2138c185c65..52e408ed6f41 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.h
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ struct brcmf_cfg80211_priv {
 	struct brcmf_cfg80211_pmk_list *pmk_list;
 	struct work_struct event_work;
 	unsigned long status;
-	void *pub;
+	struct brcmf_pub *pub;
 	u32 channel;
 	bool iscan_on;
 	bool iscan_kickstart;
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ brcmf_cfg80211_connect_info *cfg_to_conn(struct brcmf_cfg80211_priv *cfg)
 
 extern struct brcmf_cfg80211_dev *brcmf_cfg80211_attach(struct net_device *ndev,
 							struct device *busdev,
-							void *data);
+							struct brcmf_pub *drvr);
 extern void brcmf_cfg80211_detach(struct brcmf_cfg80211_dev *cfg);
 
 /* event handler from dongle */