diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
index 9092600a1794..2c2e8aca8305 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ static int get_station(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	struct wilc_priv *priv;
 	struct wilc_vif *vif;
 	u32 i = 0;
-	u32 associatedsta = 0;
+	u32 associatedsta = ~0;
 	u32 inactive_time = 0;
 	priv = wiphy_priv(wiphy);
 	vif = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ static int get_station(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (associatedsta == -1) {
+		if (associatedsta == ~0) {
 			netdev_err(dev, "sta required is not associated\n");
 			return -ENOENT;
 		}