diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 6f583a4224a6..2022deb113c0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static int host_int_get_ipaddress(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 *ip_addr, u8 idx);
  */
 int wilc_get_vif_idx(struct wilc_vif *vif)
 {
-	return vif->u8IfIdx + 1;
+	return vif->idx + 1;
 }
 
 /* We need to minus 1 from idx which is from wilc device to get real index
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
index 5c87105c034a..9ca335367b86 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static int dev_state_ev_handler(struct notifier_block *this,
 		netdev_dbg(dev, "IP add=%d:%d:%d:%d\n",
 			   ip_addr_buf[0], ip_addr_buf[1],
 			   ip_addr_buf[2], ip_addr_buf[3]);
-		wilc_setup_ipaddress(vif, ip_addr_buf, vif->u8IfIdx);
+		wilc_setup_ipaddress(vif, ip_addr_buf, vif->idx);
 
 		break;
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static int dev_state_ev_handler(struct notifier_block *this,
 			   ip_addr_buf[0], ip_addr_buf[1],
 			   ip_addr_buf[2], ip_addr_buf[3]);
 
-		wilc_setup_ipaddress(vif, ip_addr_buf, vif->u8IfIdx);
+		wilc_setup_ipaddress(vif, ip_addr_buf, vif->idx);
 
 		break;
 
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ int wilc_mac_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 
 	vif->netstats.tx_packets++;
 	vif->netstats.tx_bytes += tx_data->size;
-	tx_data->bssid = wilc->vif[vif->u8IfIdx]->bssid;
+	tx_data->bssid = wilc->vif[vif->idx]->bssid;
 	queue_count = wilc_wlan_txq_add_net_pkt(ndev, (void *)tx_data,
 						tx_data->buff, tx_data->size,
 						linux_wlan_tx_complete);
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ int wilc_netdev_init(struct wilc **wilc, struct device *dev, int io_type,
 		else
 			strcpy(ndev->name, "p2p%d");
 
-		vif->u8IfIdx = wl->vif_num;
+		vif->idx = wl->vif_num;
 		vif->wilc = *wilc;
 		wl->vif[i] = vif;
 		wl->vif[wl->vif_num]->ndev = ndev;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
index b8fd6956d4c5..cc50225ca844 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
@@ -2197,7 +2197,7 @@ static int start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (s32Error != 0)
 		PRINT_ER("Error in setting channel\n");
 
-	wilc_wlan_set_bssid(dev, wl->vif[vif->u8IfIdx]->src_addr, AP_MODE);
+	wilc_wlan_set_bssid(dev, wl->vif[vif->idx]->src_addr, AP_MODE);
 	wilc_set_power_mgmt(vif, 0, 0);
 
 	s32Error = wilc_add_beacon(vif, settings->beacon_interval,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h
index 64fcb777cc2d..07a4ff10bb65 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } struct_frame_reg;
 
 struct wilc_vif {
-	u8 u8IfIdx;
+	u8 idx;
 	u8 iftype;
 	int monitor_flag;
 	int mac_opened;