diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
index a6d731e959a28..36a1319ec4bf2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
@@ -2284,7 +2284,7 @@ static int rtw_cfg80211_add_monitor_if(struct adapter *padapter, char *name, str
 	mon_wdev->iftype = NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR;
 	mon_ndev->ieee80211_ptr = mon_wdev;
 
-	ret = register_netdevice(mon_ndev);
+	ret = cfg80211_register_netdevice(mon_ndev);
 	if (ret) {
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -2360,7 +2360,7 @@ static int cfg80211_rtw_del_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	adapter = rtw_netdev_priv(ndev);
 	pwdev_priv = adapter_wdev_data(adapter);
 
-	unregister_netdevice(ndev);
+	cfg80211_unregister_netdevice(ndev);
 
 	if (ndev == pwdev_priv->pmon_ndev) {
 		pwdev_priv->pmon_ndev = NULL;