diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
index c9c00b2b00ca..6cf29bfad3ae 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ int _rtw_enqueue_cmd(struct __queue *queue, struct cmd_obj *obj)
 	return _SUCCESS;
 }
 
-struct	cmd_obj	*_rtw_dequeue_cmd(struct __queue *queue)
+struct	cmd_obj	* rtw_dequeue_cmd(struct __queue *queue)
 {
 	unsigned long irqL;
 	struct cmd_obj *obj;
@@ -181,16 +181,6 @@ u32 rtw_enqueue_cmd(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv, struct cmd_obj *cmd_obj)
 	return res;
 }
 
-struct cmd_obj	*rtw_dequeue_cmd(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv)
-{
-	struct cmd_obj *cmd_obj;
-
-
-	cmd_obj = _rtw_dequeue_cmd(&pcmdpriv->cmd_queue);
-
-	return cmd_obj;
-}
-
 void rtw_free_cmd_obj(struct cmd_obj *pcmd)
 {
 
@@ -248,7 +238,7 @@ int rtw_cmd_thread(void *context)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		pcmd = rtw_dequeue_cmd(pcmdpriv);
+		pcmd = rtw_dequeue_cmd(&pcmdpriv->cmd_queue);
 		if (!pcmd)
 			continue;
 
@@ -304,7 +294,7 @@ int rtw_cmd_thread(void *context)
 
 	/*  free all cmd_obj resources */
 	do {
-		pcmd = rtw_dequeue_cmd(pcmdpriv);
+		pcmd = rtw_dequeue_cmd(&pcmdpriv->cmd_queue);
 		if (pcmd == NULL)
 			break;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_cmd.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_cmd.h
index cc75c7dce1d0..b3529dac7aa5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_cmd.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ do {\
 } while (0)
 
 u32 rtw_enqueue_cmd(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv, struct cmd_obj *obj);
-struct cmd_obj *rtw_dequeue_cmd(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv);
+struct cmd_obj *rtw_dequeue_cmd(struct __queue *queue);
 void rtw_free_cmd_obj(struct cmd_obj *pcmd);
 
 int rtw_cmd_thread(void *context);