diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ieee80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ieee80211.c
index 79dda83d1fda8..d1dafe0f20c65 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ieee80211.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ieee80211.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ int rtw_generate_ie(struct registry_priv *pregistrypriv)
 	return sz;
 }
 
-unsigned char *rtw_get_wpa_ie(unsigned char *pie, int *wpa_ie_len, int limit)
+unsigned char *rtw_get_wpa_ie(unsigned char *pie, uint *wpa_ie_len, int limit)
 {
 	uint len;
 	u16 val16;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/ieee80211.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/ieee80211.h
index b3f331aa381e5..22ab0c43e3764 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/ieee80211.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/ieee80211.h
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ u8 *rtw_get_ie(u8 *pbuf, int index, uint *len, int limit);
 
 void rtw_set_supported_rate(u8 *SupportedRates, uint mode);
 
-unsigned char *rtw_get_wpa_ie(unsigned char *pie, int *wpa_ie_len, int limit);
+unsigned char *rtw_get_wpa_ie(unsigned char *pie, uint *wpa_ie_len, int limit);
 unsigned char *rtw_get_wpa2_ie(unsigned char *pie, uint *rsn_ie_len, int limit);
 int rtw_get_wpa_cipher_suite(u8 *s);
 int rtw_get_wpa2_cipher_suite(u8 *s);