diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 18623c7b99da..12b3f1dc5cf1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -3273,13 +3273,13 @@ int host_int_add_ptk(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv, const u8 *ptk,
 	return result;
 }
 
-s32 host_int_add_rx_gtk(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv, const u8 *pu8RxGtk,
+int host_int_add_rx_gtk(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv, const u8 *pu8RxGtk,
 			u8 u8GtkKeylen,	u8 u8KeyIdx,
 			u32 u32KeyRSClen, const u8 *KeyRSC,
 			const u8 *pu8RxMic, const u8 *pu8TxMic,
 			u8 mode, u8 u8Ciphermode)
 {
-	s32 result = 0;
+	int result = 0;
 	struct host_if_msg msg;
 	u8 u8KeyLen = u8GtkKeylen;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
index 92383158b843..2f1059884b33 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ int host_int_add_ptk(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv, const u8 *ptk,
 		     u8 mode, u8 cipher_mode, u8 index);
 s32 host_int_get_inactive_time(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv, const u8 *mac,
 			       u32 *pu32InactiveTime);
-s32 host_int_add_rx_gtk(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv, const u8 *pu8RxGtk,
+int host_int_add_rx_gtk(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv, const u8 *pu8RxGtk,
 			u8 u8GtkKeylen,	u8 u8KeyIdx,
 			u32 u32KeyRSClen, const u8 *KeyRSC,
 			const u8 *pu8RxMic, const u8 *pu8TxMic,