diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_intf.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_intf.h
index 5012b9176526b..34decb03e92f2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_intf.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_intf.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ void rtw_stop_drv_threads(struct adapter *padapter);
 void rtw_cancel_all_timer(struct adapter *padapter);
 
 int rtw_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd);
+int rtw_android_priv_cmd(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq,
+			 void __user *data, int cmd);
 
 struct net_device *rtw_init_netdev(void);
 u16 rtw_recv_select_queue(struct sk_buff *skb);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_android.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_android.h
index 2c26993b8205e..3018fc1e8de82 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_android.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_android.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ enum ANDROID_WIFI_CMD {
 	ANDROID_WIFI_CMD_MAX
 };
 
-int rtw_android_priv_cmd(struct net_device *net, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd);
+int rtw_android_priv_cmd(struct net_device *net, struct ifreq *ifr,
+			 void __user *data, int cmd);
 
 #endif /* __RTW_ANDROID_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
index b958a8d882b09..193a3dde462cf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
@@ -2769,9 +2769,6 @@ int rtw_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 		ret = rtw_hostapd_ioctl(dev, &wrq->u.data);
 		break;
 #endif /*  CONFIG_88EU_AP_MODE */
-	case (SIOCDEVPRIVATE + 1):
-		ret = rtw_android_priv_cmd(dev, rq, cmd);
-		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c
index 423c382e3d20e..596e03e7b2860 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops rtw_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_set_mac_address = rtw_net_set_mac_address,
 	.ndo_get_stats = rtw_net_get_stats,
 	.ndo_do_ioctl = rtw_ioctl,
+	.ndo_siocdevprivate = rtw_android_priv_cmd,
 };
 
 static const struct device_type wlan_type = {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/rtw_android.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/rtw_android.c
index 3c54469996867..a13df38803789 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/rtw_android.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/rtw_android.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
+#include <linux/compat.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 
@@ -116,7 +117,8 @@ static int android_get_p2p_addr(struct net_device *net, char *command,
 	return ETH_ALEN;
 }
 
-int rtw_android_priv_cmd(struct net_device *net, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
+int rtw_android_priv_cmd(struct net_device *net, struct ifreq *ifr,
+			 void __user *data, int cmd)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	char *command;
@@ -124,9 +126,15 @@ int rtw_android_priv_cmd(struct net_device *net, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 	int bytes_written = 0;
 	struct android_wifi_priv_cmd priv_cmd;
 
-	if (!ifr->ifr_data)
+	if (cmd != SIOCDEVPRIVATE)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (in_compat_syscall()) /* to be implemented */
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (!data)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (copy_from_user(&priv_cmd, ifr->ifr_data, sizeof(priv_cmd)))
+	if (copy_from_user(&priv_cmd, data, sizeof(priv_cmd)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	if (priv_cmd.total_len < 1)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/osdep_intf.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/osdep_intf.h
index 111e0179712ac..5badd441c14b6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/osdep_intf.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/osdep_intf.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ void rtw_stop_drv_threads(struct adapter *padapter);
 void rtw_cancel_all_timer(struct adapter *padapter);
 
 int rtw_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd);
+int rtw_siocdevprivate(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq,
+		       void __user *data, int cmd);
 
 int rtw_init_netdev_name(struct net_device *pnetdev, const char *ifname);
 struct net_device *rtw_init_netdev(struct adapter *padapter);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
index f95000df89422..aa7bd76bb5f1c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
@@ -4485,6 +4485,21 @@ static int rtw_ioctl_wext_private(struct net_device *dev, union iwreq_data *wrq_
 	return err;
 }
 
+int rtw_siocdevprivate(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq,
+		       void __user *data, int cmd)
+{
+	struct iwreq *wrq = (struct iwreq *)rq;
+
+	/* little hope of fixing this, better remove the whole function */
+	if (in_compat_syscall())
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (cmd != SIOCDEVPRIVATE)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	return rtw_ioctl_wext_private(dev, &wrq->u);
+}
+
 int rtw_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 {
 	struct iwreq *wrq = (struct iwreq *)rq;
@@ -4497,9 +4512,6 @@ int rtw_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 	case RTL_IOCTL_HOSTAPD:
 		ret = rtw_hostapd_ioctl(dev, &wrq->u.data);
 		break;
-	case SIOCDEVPRIVATE:
-		ret = rtw_ioctl_wext_private(dev, &wrq->u);
-		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c
index 648456b992bbc..9e38b53d3b4a5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops rtw_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_set_mac_address = rtw_net_set_mac_address,
 	.ndo_get_stats = rtw_net_get_stats,
 	.ndo_do_ioctl = rtw_ioctl,
+	.ndo_siocdevprivate = rtw_siocdevprivate,
 };
 
 int rtw_init_netdev_name(struct net_device *pnetdev, const char *ifname)