diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
index 6758cbc04af9..2fac99d05902 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ struct net_device *get_if_handler(struct wilc *wilc, u8 *mac_header)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-int linux_wlan_set_bssid(struct net_device *wilc_netdev, u8 *pBSSID)
+int linux_wlan_set_bssid(struct net_device *wilc_netdev, u8 *bssid)
 {
 	int i = 0;
 	int ret = -1;
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ int linux_wlan_set_bssid(struct net_device *wilc_netdev, u8 *pBSSID)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < wilc->vif_num; i++)
 		if (wilc->vif[i].ndev == wilc_netdev) {
-			memcpy(wilc->vif[i].bssid, pBSSID, 6);
+			memcpy(wilc->vif[i].bssid, bssid, 6);
 			ret = 0;
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
index 32b93d3f806d..e8c82725d628 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
@@ -505,8 +505,6 @@ int WILC_WFI_Set_PMKSA(u8 *bssid, struct wilc_priv *priv)
 
 
 }
-int linux_wlan_set_bssid(struct net_device *wilc_netdev, u8 *pBSSID);
-
 
 /**
  *  @brief      CfgConnectResult
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h
index 07917ea105b6..9b11b713b8c8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h
@@ -219,4 +219,5 @@ void wilc1000_wlan_deinit(struct net_device *dev);
 void WILC_WFI_mgmt_rx(struct wilc *wilc, u8 *buff, u32 size);
 u16 Set_machw_change_vir_if(struct net_device *dev, bool bValue);
 int linux_wlan_get_firmware(struct net_device *dev);
+int linux_wlan_set_bssid(struct net_device *wilc_netdev, u8 *bssid);
 #endif