diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index d0e4039e6ed1..84a247960090 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -3396,7 +3396,7 @@ s32 host_int_set_RSNAConfigPSKPassPhrase(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-s32 host_int_get_MacAddress(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv, u8 *pu8MacAddress)
+s32 hif_get_mac_address(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv, u8 *pu8MacAddress)
 {
 	s32 result = 0;
 	struct host_if_msg msg;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
index f73817a4d435..f70da7556a81 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ s32 host_int_set_RSNAConfigPSKPassPhrase(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv,
 					 u8 u8Psklength);
 s32 host_int_get_RSNAConfigPSKPassPhrase(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv,
 					 u8 *pu8PassPhrase, u8 u8Psklength);
-s32 host_int_get_MacAddress(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv, u8 *pu8MacAddress);
+s32 hif_get_mac_address(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv, u8 *pu8MacAddress);
 s32 host_int_set_MacAddress(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv, u8 *pu8MacAddress);
 int host_int_wait_msg_queue_idle(void);
 s32 host_int_set_start_scan_req(struct host_if_drv *hWFIDrv, u8 scanSource);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
index 79e755c108af..f2de20ba2a29 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ int mac_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 	set_machw_change_vir_if(ndev, false);
 
-	host_int_get_MacAddress(priv->hWILCWFIDrv, mac_add);
+	hif_get_mac_address(priv->hWILCWFIDrv, mac_add);
 	PRINT_D(INIT_DBG, "Mac address: %pM\n", mac_add);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < wl->vif_num; i++) {