diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/mon.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/mon.c
index 6bd63934c2d8..b5a1b65c087c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/mon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/mon.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ struct net_device *wilc_wfi_init_mon_interface(struct wilc *wl,
 	wl->monitor_dev->netdev_ops = &wilc_wfi_netdev_ops;
 	wl->monitor_dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 
-	if (cfg80211_register_netdevice(wl->monitor_dev)) {
+	if (register_netdevice(wl->monitor_dev)) {
 		netdev_err(real_dev, "register_netdevice failed\n");
 		free_netdev(wl->monitor_dev);
 		return NULL;
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ void wilc_wfi_deinit_mon_interface(struct wilc *wl, bool rtnl_locked)
 		return;
 
 	if (rtnl_locked)
-		cfg80211_unregister_netdevice(wl->monitor_dev);
+		unregister_netdevice(wl->monitor_dev);
 	else
 		unregister_netdev(wl->monitor_dev);
 	wl->monitor_dev = NULL;