diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ieee80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ieee80211.c
index 3e7a1767607e..b074de5e93f8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ieee80211.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ieee80211.c
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ int ieee80211_get_hdrlen(u16 fc)
 
 static int rtw_get_cipher_info(struct wlan_network *pnetwork)
 {
-	u32 wpa_ielen;
+	int wpa_ielen;
 	unsigned char *pbuf;
 	int group_cipher = 0, pairwise_cipher = 0, is8021x = 0;
 	int ret = _FAIL;