diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
index 7bffbc673f98..5516593bc8ab 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -2585,7 +2585,7 @@ void _rtw_roaming(struct adapter *padapter, struct wlan_network *tgt_network)
 	}
 }
 
-signed int rtw_linked_check(struct adapter *padapter)
+bool rtw_linked_check(struct adapter *padapter)
 {
 	if (check_fwstate(&padapter->mlmepriv, WIFI_AP_STATE) ||
 	    check_fwstate(&padapter->mlmepriv, WIFI_ADHOC_STATE | WIFI_ADHOC_MASTER_STATE)) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_mlme.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_mlme.h
index 9ead083e6b95..ac3ba746b64c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_mlme.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_mlme.h
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ extern struct wlan_network *_rtw_find_network(struct __queue *scanned_queue, u8
 
 bool rtw_if_up(struct adapter *padapter);
 
-signed int rtw_linked_check(struct adapter *padapter);
+bool rtw_linked_check(struct adapter *padapter);
 
 u8 *rtw_get_capability_from_ie(u8 *ie);
 u8 *rtw_get_beacon_interval_from_ie(u8 *ie);