diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 936664824df0..605cf8fcf599 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static void handle_set_operation_mode(struct wilc_vif *vif,
 
 static void handle_set_ip_address(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 *ip_addr, u8 idx)
 {
-	int result = 0;
+	int ret = 0;
 	struct wid wid;
 	char firmware_ip_addr[4] = {0};
 
@@ -365,12 +365,12 @@ static void handle_set_ip_address(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 *ip_addr, u8 idx)
 	wid.val = (u8 *)ip_addr;
 	wid.size = IP_ALEN;
 
-	result = wilc_send_config_pkt(vif, SET_CFG, &wid, 1,
-				      wilc_get_vif_idx(vif));
+	ret = wilc_send_config_pkt(vif, SET_CFG, &wid, 1,
+				   wilc_get_vif_idx(vif));
 
 	host_int_get_ipaddress(vif, firmware_ip_addr, idx);
 
-	if (result)
+	if (ret)
 		netdev_err(vif->ndev, "Failed to set IP address\n");
 }