diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c
index 2de5838a4426..9b319a455b96 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c
@@ -97,12 +97,12 @@ static struct net_device *get_if_handler(struct wilc *wilc, u8 *mac_header)
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *h = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)mac_header;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(vif, &wilc->vif_list, list) {
-		if (vif->mode == WILC_STATION_MODE)
+		if (vif->iftype == WILC_STATION_MODE)
 			if (ether_addr_equal_unaligned(h->addr2, vif->bssid)) {
 				ndev = vif->ndev;
 				goto out;
 			}
-		if (vif->mode == WILC_AP_MODE)
+		if (vif->iftype == WILC_AP_MODE)
 			if (ether_addr_equal_unaligned(h->addr1, vif->bssid)) {
 				ndev = vif->ndev;
 				goto out;
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void wilc_wlan_set_bssid(struct net_device *wilc_netdev, const u8 *bssid,
 	else
 		eth_zero_addr(vif->bssid);
 
-	vif->mode = mode;
+	vif->iftype = mode;
 }
 
 int wilc_wlan_get_num_conn_ifcs(struct wilc *wilc)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.h b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.h
index 822e65d00f53..43c085c74b7a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.h
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ struct wilc_vif {
 	u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN];
 	struct host_if_drv *hif_drv;
 	struct net_device *ndev;
-	u8 mode;
 	struct timer_list during_ip_timer;
 	struct timer_list periodic_rssi;
 	struct rf_info periodic_stat;