diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_cmd.c
index 6e5e1770adeb..f19b6b27aa71 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_cmd.c
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ _next:
 	thread_exit();
 }
 
-void r8712_event_handle(struct _adapter *padapter, uint *peventbuf)
+void r8712_event_handle(struct _adapter *padapter, __le32 *peventbuf)
 {
 	u8 evt_code, evt_seq;
 	u16 evt_sz;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_event.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_event.h
index 29a4c23a0d23..b38374025c93 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_event.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_event.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #ifndef _RTL8712_EVENT_H_
 #define _RTL8712_EVENT_H_
 
-void r8712_event_handle(struct _adapter *padapter, uint *peventbuf);
+void r8712_event_handle(struct _adapter *padapter, __le32 *peventbuf);
 void r8712_got_addbareq_event_callback(struct _adapter *adapter, u8 *pbuf);
 
 enum rtl8712_c2h_event {