diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
index 37c26d465bcf..02a884672d7a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
@@ -2175,7 +2175,7 @@ int wilc_init_host_int(struct net_device *net)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int wilc_deinit_host_int(struct net_device *net)
+void wilc_deinit_host_int(struct net_device *net)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct wilc_priv *priv = wdev_priv(net->ieee80211_ptr);
@@ -2192,8 +2192,6 @@ int wilc_deinit_host_int(struct net_device *net)
 
 	if (ret)
 		netdev_err(net, "Error while deinitializing host interface\n");
-
-	return ret;
 }
 
 void wilc_free_wiphy(struct net_device *net)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.h
index be412b65926c..1858f5648476 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 struct wireless_dev *wilc_create_wiphy(struct net_device *net,
 				       struct device *dev);
 void wilc_free_wiphy(struct net_device *net);
-int wilc_deinit_host_int(struct net_device *net);
+void wilc_deinit_host_int(struct net_device *net);
 int wilc_init_host_int(struct net_device *net);
 void wilc_wfi_monitor_rx(u8 *buff, u32 size);
 int wilc_wfi_deinit_mon_interface(void);