diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 5f81eabc092d..56e0859ba439 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -3128,9 +3128,9 @@ int host_int_remove_wep_key(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv, u8 index)
 	return result;
 }
 
-s32 host_int_set_WEPDefaultKeyID(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv, u8 u8Index)
+int host_int_set_WEPDefaultKeyID(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv, u8 u8Index)
 {
-	s32 result = 0;
+	int result = 0;
 	struct host_if_msg msg;
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
index 146a60f52cb7..a125233771cd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ int host_int_remove_wep_key(struct host_if_drv *wfi_drv, u8 index);
  *  @date		8 March 2012
  *  @version		1.0
  */
-s32 host_int_set_WEPDefaultKeyID(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv, u8 u8Index);
+int host_int_set_WEPDefaultKeyID(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv, u8 u8Index);
 
 /**
  *  @brief              sets WEP deafault key