diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index b0de6e444a33..c8a07cdb9141 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -3672,12 +3672,12 @@ int wilc_get_statistics(struct wilc_vif *vif, struct rf_info *stats)
 	return result;
 }
 
-s32 wilc_scan(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 u8ScanSource, u8 u8ScanType,
+int wilc_scan(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 u8ScanSource, u8 u8ScanType,
 	      u8 *pu8ChnlFreqList, u8 u8ChnlListLen, const u8 *pu8IEs,
 	      size_t IEsLen, wilc_scan_result ScanResult, void *pvUserArg,
 	      struct hidden_network *pstrHiddenNetwork)
 {
-	s32 result = 0;
+	int result = 0;
 	struct host_if_msg msg;
 	struct host_if_drv *hif_drv = vif->hif_drv;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
index 9cb08544fa35..2bf4ef0cda93 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ int wilc_flush_join_req(struct wilc_vif *vif);
 int wilc_disconnect(struct wilc_vif *vif, u16 reason_code);
 int wilc_set_mac_chnl_num(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 channel);
 int wilc_get_rssi(struct wilc_vif *vif, s8 *rssi_level);
-s32 wilc_scan(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 u8ScanSource, u8 u8ScanType,
+int wilc_scan(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 u8ScanSource, u8 u8ScanType,
 	      u8 *pu8ChnlFreqList, u8 u8ChnlListLen, const u8 *pu8IEs,
 	      size_t IEsLen, wilc_scan_result ScanResult, void *pvUserArg,
 	      struct hidden_network *pstrHiddenNetwork);