diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index d411847fcf70..83abe78dd3a4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ u8 gu8Flushed11iMode;
 u8 gu8FlushedAuthType;
 u32 gu32FlushedJoinReqSize;
 u32 gu32FlushedInfoElemAsocSize;
-u32 gu8FlushedJoinReqDrvHandler;
+tstrWILC_WFIDrv *gu8FlushedJoinReqDrvHandler;
 #define REAL_JOIN_REQ 0
 #define FLUSHED_JOIN_REQ 1
 #define FLUSHED_BYTE_POS 79     /* Position the byte indicating flushing in the flushed request */
@@ -1940,7 +1940,7 @@ static s32 Handle_Connect(tstrWILC_WFIDrv *drvHandler, tstrHostIFconnectAttr *ps
 	/*BugID_5137*/
 	if (memcmp("DIRECT-", pstrHostIFconnectAttr->pu8ssid, 7)) {
 		memcpy(gu8FlushedJoinReq, pu8CurrByte, gu32FlushedJoinReqSize);
-		gu8FlushedJoinReqDrvHandler = (u32)pstrWFIDrv;
+		gu8FlushedJoinReqDrvHandler = pstrWFIDrv;
 	}
 
 	PRINT_D(GENERIC_DBG, "send HOST_IF_WAITING_CONN_RESP\n");
@@ -2191,11 +2191,11 @@ static s32 Handle_ConnectTimeout(tstrWILC_WFIDrv *drvHandler)
 	memset(u8ConnectedSSID, 0, ETH_ALEN);
 	/*BugID_5213*/
 	/*Freeing flushed join request params on connect timeout*/
-	if (gu8FlushedJoinReq != NULL && gu8FlushedJoinReqDrvHandler == (u32)drvHandler) {
+	if (gu8FlushedJoinReq != NULL && gu8FlushedJoinReqDrvHandler == drvHandler) {
 		kfree(gu8FlushedJoinReq);
 		gu8FlushedJoinReq = NULL;
 	}
-	if (gu8FlushedInfoElemAsoc != NULL && gu8FlushedJoinReqDrvHandler == (u32)drvHandler) {
+	if (gu8FlushedInfoElemAsoc != NULL && gu8FlushedJoinReqDrvHandler == drvHandler) {
 		kfree(gu8FlushedInfoElemAsoc);
 		gu8FlushedInfoElemAsoc = NULL;
 	}
@@ -2617,11 +2617,11 @@ static s32 Handle_RcvdGnrlAsyncInfo(tstrWILC_WFIDrv *drvHandler, tstrRcvdGnrlAsy
 			/*BugID_5213*/
 			/*Freeing flushed join request params on receiving*/
 			/*MAC_DISCONNECTED while connected*/
-			if (gu8FlushedJoinReq != NULL && gu8FlushedJoinReqDrvHandler == (u32)drvHandler) {
+			if (gu8FlushedJoinReq != NULL && gu8FlushedJoinReqDrvHandler == drvHandler) {
 				kfree(gu8FlushedJoinReq);
 				gu8FlushedJoinReq = NULL;
 			}
-			if (gu8FlushedInfoElemAsoc != NULL && gu8FlushedJoinReqDrvHandler == (u32)drvHandler) {
+			if (gu8FlushedInfoElemAsoc != NULL && gu8FlushedJoinReqDrvHandler == drvHandler) {
 				kfree(gu8FlushedInfoElemAsoc);
 				gu8FlushedInfoElemAsoc = NULL;
 			}
@@ -3117,11 +3117,11 @@ static void Handle_Disconnect(tstrWILC_WFIDrv *drvHandler)
 
 
 		/*BugID_5137*/
-		if (gu8FlushedJoinReq != NULL && gu8FlushedJoinReqDrvHandler == (u32)drvHandler) {
+		if (gu8FlushedJoinReq != NULL && gu8FlushedJoinReqDrvHandler == drvHandler) {
 			kfree(gu8FlushedJoinReq);
 			gu8FlushedJoinReq = NULL;
 		}
-		if (gu8FlushedInfoElemAsoc != NULL && gu8FlushedJoinReqDrvHandler == (u32)drvHandler) {
+		if (gu8FlushedInfoElemAsoc != NULL && gu8FlushedJoinReqDrvHandler == drvHandler) {
 			kfree(gu8FlushedInfoElemAsoc);
 			gu8FlushedInfoElemAsoc = NULL;
 		}