diff --git a/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks7010_sdio.c b/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks7010_sdio.c
index b93c9a478709..467c0c4708b4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks7010_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks7010_sdio.c
@@ -309,19 +309,17 @@ static int write_to_device(struct ks_wlan_private *priv, unsigned char *buffer,
 static void tx_device_task(struct ks_wlan_private *priv)
 {
 	struct tx_device_buffer *sp;
-	int rc = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	DPRINTK(4, "\n");
 	if (cnt_txqbody(priv) > 0 &&
 	    atomic_read(&priv->psstatus.status) != PS_SNOOZE) {
 		sp = &priv->tx_dev.tx_dev_buff[priv->tx_dev.qhead];
 		if (priv->dev_state >= DEVICE_STATE_BOOT) {
-			rc = write_to_device(priv, sp->sendp, sp->size);
-			if (rc) {
-				DPRINTK(1, "write_to_device error !!(%d)\n",
-					rc);
-				queue_delayed_work(priv->ks_wlan_hw.
-						   ks7010sdio_wq,
+			ret = write_to_device(priv, sp->sendp, sp->size);
+			if (ret) {
+				DPRINTK(1, "write_to_device error !!(%d)\n", ret);
+				queue_delayed_work(priv->ks_wlan_hw.ks7010sdio_wq,
 						   &priv->ks_wlan_hw.rw_wq, 1);
 				return;
 			}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_wlan_net.c b/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_wlan_net.c
index 5e686996e1ce..e86e5e2b6d5c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_wlan_net.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_wlan_net.c
@@ -2902,7 +2902,7 @@ static
 int ks_wlan_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ks_wlan_private *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-	int rc = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	DPRINTK(3, "in_interrupt()=%ld\n", in_interrupt());
 
@@ -2918,14 +2918,13 @@ int ks_wlan_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	if (netif_running(dev))
 		netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
-	rc = hostif_data_request(priv, skb);
+	ret = hostif_data_request(priv, skb);
 	netif_trans_update(dev);
 
-	DPRINTK(4, "rc=%d\n", rc);
-	if (rc)
-		rc = 0;
+	if (ret)
+		DPRINTK(4, "hostif_data_request error: =%d\n", ret);
 
-	return rc;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void send_packet_complete(void *arg1, void *arg2)