diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c
index bd3a5a23a418..04c6927dab8b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ ISR/Call-Back functions can't call this sub-function.
 
 */
 
-sint	_rtw_enqueue_cmd(struct __queue *queue, struct cmd_obj *obj)
+int _rtw_enqueue_cmd(struct __queue *queue, struct cmd_obj *obj)
 {
 	_irqL irqL;
 
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ int rtw_cmd_filter(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv, struct cmd_obj *cmd_obj)
 
 
 
-u32 rtw_enqueue_cmd(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv, struct cmd_obj *cmd_obj)
+int rtw_enqueue_cmd(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv, struct cmd_obj *cmd_obj)
 {
 	int res = _FAIL;
 	struct adapter *padapter = pcmdpriv->padapter;
@@ -719,12 +719,12 @@ u8 rtw_createbss_cmd(struct adapter  *padapter)
 	return res;
 }
 
-u8 rtw_startbss_cmd(struct adapter  *padapter, int flags)
+int rtw_startbss_cmd(struct adapter  *padapter, int flags)
 {
 	struct cmd_obj *pcmd;
 	struct cmd_priv  *pcmdpriv = &padapter->cmdpriv;
 	struct submit_ctx sctx;
-	u8 res = _SUCCESS;
+	int res = _SUCCESS;
 
 	if (flags & RTW_CMDF_DIRECTLY) {
 		/* no need to enqueue, do the cmd hdl directly and free cmd parameter */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/cmd_osdep.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/cmd_osdep.h
index 06ab48263757..d3af9f44ad59 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/cmd_osdep.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/cmd_osdep.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ int rtw_init_cmd_priv(struct	cmd_priv *pcmdpriv);
 int rtw_init_evt_priv(struct evt_priv *pevtpriv);
 extern void _rtw_free_evt_priv (struct	evt_priv *pevtpriv);
 extern void _rtw_free_cmd_priv (struct	cmd_priv *pcmdpriv);
-extern sint _rtw_enqueue_cmd(struct __queue *queue, struct cmd_obj *obj);
+int _rtw_enqueue_cmd(struct __queue *queue, struct cmd_obj *obj);
 extern struct	cmd_obj	*_rtw_dequeue_cmd(struct __queue *queue);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_cmd.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_cmd.h
index fa4ebc3d7539..b83824ca2e31 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_cmd.h
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ struct P2P_PS_CTWPeriod_t {
 	u8 CTWPeriod;	/* TU */
 };
 
-extern u32 rtw_enqueue_cmd(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv, struct cmd_obj *obj);
+int rtw_enqueue_cmd(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv, struct cmd_obj *obj);
 extern struct cmd_obj *rtw_dequeue_cmd(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv);
 extern void rtw_free_cmd_obj(struct cmd_obj *pcmd);
 
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ struct RunInThread_param
 
 u8 rtw_sitesurvey_cmd(struct adapter  *padapter, struct ndis_802_11_ssid *ssid, int ssid_num, struct rtw_ieee80211_channel *ch, int ch_num);
 extern u8 rtw_createbss_cmd(struct adapter  *padapter);
-u8 rtw_startbss_cmd(struct adapter  *padapter, int flags);
+int rtw_startbss_cmd(struct adapter  *padapter, int flags);
 
 struct sta_info;
 extern u8 rtw_setstakey_cmd(struct adapter  *padapter, struct sta_info *sta, u8 unicast_key, bool enqueue);