diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/coreconfigurator.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/coreconfigurator.c
index 67cffc3c9b94..eb685fea2cd2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/coreconfigurator.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/coreconfigurator.c
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ INLINE u16 get_cap_info(u8 *data)
 {
 	u16 cap_info = 0;
 	u16 index    = MAC_HDR_LEN;
-	tenuFrmSubtype st = BEACON;
+	tenuFrmSubtype st;
 
 	st = get_sub_type(data);