diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
index 6f39fc04df9b..30ddf174e4df 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ uint	 rtw_hal_init(struct adapter *adapt)
 
 	adapt->hw_init_completed = false;
 
-	status = adapt->HalFunc.hal_init(adapt);
+	status = rtl8188eu_hal_init(adapt);
 
 	if (status == _SUCCESS) {
 		adapt->hw_init_completed = true;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c
index 78a7e454f598..2f0f2ff45795 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/usb_halinit.c
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ enum rt_rf_power_state RfOnOffDetect(struct adapter *adapt)
 	return rfpowerstate;
 }	/*  HalDetectPwrDownMode */
 
-static u32 rtl8188eu_hal_init(struct adapter *Adapter)
+u32 rtl8188eu_hal_init(struct adapter *Adapter)
 {
 	u8 value8 = 0;
 	u16  value16;
@@ -2100,6 +2100,5 @@ void rtl8188eu_set_hal_ops(struct adapter *adapt)
 		DBG_88E("cant not alloc memory for HAL DATA\n");
 	adapt->hal_data_sz = sizeof(struct hal_data_8188e);
 
-	halfunc->hal_init = &rtl8188eu_hal_init;
 	halfunc->hal_deinit = &rtl8188eu_hal_deinit;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
index e2003824e70b..785aec3d3ea3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/hal_intf.h
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ enum hal_odm_variable {
 typedef s32 (*c2h_id_filter)(u8 id);
 
 struct hal_ops {
-	u32	(*hal_init)(struct adapter *padapter);
 	u32	(*hal_deinit)(struct adapter *padapter);
 };
 
@@ -156,6 +155,8 @@ uint rtw_hal_init(struct adapter *padapter);
 uint rtw_hal_deinit(struct adapter *padapter);
 void rtw_hal_stop(struct adapter *padapter);
 
+u32 rtl8188eu_hal_init(struct adapter *Adapter);
+
 void rtw_hal_update_ra_mask(struct adapter *padapter, u32 mac_id, u8 level);
 void	rtw_hal_clone_data(struct adapter *dst_adapt,
 			   struct adapter *src_adapt);