diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_sta_mgt.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_sta_mgt.c
index 7c30b9e68e70..b549ab37f2dc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_sta_mgt.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_sta_mgt.c
@@ -77,14 +77,13 @@ static void mfree_all_stainfo(struct sta_priv *pstapriv)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pstapriv->sta_hash_lock, irqL);
 }
 
-u32 _r8712_free_sta_priv(struct sta_priv *pstapriv)
+void _r8712_free_sta_priv(struct sta_priv *pstapriv)
 {
 	if (pstapriv) {
 		/* be done before free sta_hash_lock */
 		mfree_all_stainfo(pstapriv);
 		kfree(pstapriv->pallocated_stainfo_buf);
 	}
-	return _SUCCESS;
 }
 
 struct sta_info *r8712_alloc_stainfo(struct sta_priv *pstapriv, u8 *hwaddr)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/sta_info.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/sta_info.h
index 45dbed10295f..fc32dc0bed00 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/sta_info.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/sta_info.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static inline u32 wifi_mac_hash(u8 *mac)
 }
 
 u32 _r8712_init_sta_priv(struct sta_priv *pstapriv);
-u32 _r8712_free_sta_priv(struct sta_priv *pstapriv);
+void _r8712_free_sta_priv(struct sta_priv *pstapriv);
 struct sta_info *r8712_alloc_stainfo(struct sta_priv *pstapriv,
 				     u8 *hwaddr);
 void r8712_free_stainfo(struct _adapter *padapter, struct sta_info *psta);