diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index 41cfd30a1a7e..b113f0b88a17 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -4833,8 +4833,9 @@ void linked_status_chk(struct adapter *padapter)
 	}
 }
 
-void survey_timer_hdl(struct adapter *padapter)
+void survey_timer_hdl(void *function_context)
 {
+	struct adapter *padapter = (struct adapter *)function_context;
 	struct cmd_obj	*ph2c;
 	struct sitesurvey_parm	*psurveyPara;
 	struct cmd_priv					*pcmdpriv = &padapter->cmdpriv;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h
index 654bd365f969..a948d45bc8a9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ void mlmeext_sta_add_event_callback(struct adapter *padapter,
 
 void linked_status_chk(struct adapter *padapter);
 
-void survey_timer_hdl (struct adapter *padapter);
+void survey_timer_hdl (void *function_context);
 void link_timer_hdl (struct adapter *padapter);
 void addba_timer_hdl(struct sta_info *psta);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/mlme_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/mlme_linux.c
index 82b71fa9d148..f59e13097345 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/mlme_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/mlme_linux.c
@@ -129,13 +129,6 @@ void rtw_report_sec_ie(struct adapter *adapter, u8 authmode, u8 *sec_ie)
 	}
 }
 
-static void _survey_timer_hdl(void *FunctionContext)
-{
-	struct adapter *padapter = (struct adapter *)FunctionContext;
-
-	survey_timer_hdl(padapter);
-}
-
 static void _link_timer_hdl(void *FunctionContext)
 {
 	struct adapter *padapter = (struct adapter *)FunctionContext;
@@ -157,7 +150,7 @@ void init_mlme_ext_timer(struct adapter *padapter)
 {
 	struct	mlme_ext_priv *pmlmeext = &padapter->mlmeextpriv;
 
-	_init_timer(&pmlmeext->survey_timer, padapter->pnetdev, _survey_timer_hdl, padapter);
+	_init_timer(&pmlmeext->survey_timer, padapter->pnetdev, survey_timer_hdl, padapter);
 	_init_timer(&pmlmeext->link_timer, padapter->pnetdev, _link_timer_hdl, padapter);
 }