diff --git a/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks7010_sdio.c b/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks7010_sdio.c
index db954f148fd0..9085ed752411 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks7010_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks7010_sdio.c
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ static int ks7010_sdio_setup_irqs(struct sdio_func *func)
 static void ks7010_sdio_init_irqs(struct sdio_func *func,
 				  struct ks_wlan_private *priv)
 {
-	unsigned char byte;
+	u8 byte;
 	int ret;
 
 	/*