diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_hif.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_hif.c
index 22e02fd068b4..7f54665c0a0f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_hif.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_hif.c
@@ -446,7 +446,8 @@ void *wilc_parse_join_bss_param(struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 	struct ieee80211_p2p_noa_attr noa_attr;
 	const struct cfg80211_bss_ies *ies;
 	struct wilc_join_bss_param *param;
-	u8 rates_len = 0, ies_len;
+	u8 rates_len = 0;
+	int ies_len;
 	int ret;
 
 	param = kzalloc(sizeof(*param), GFP_KERNEL);