diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/osdep_service.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/osdep_service.h
index f514dd335881..67887bcdaec3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/osdep_service.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/include/osdep_service.h
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@ extern unsigned char	MCS_rate_1R23A[16];
 void	_rtw_init_queue23a(struct rtw_queue *pqueue);
 
 
-#define NDEV_FMT "%s"
-#define NDEV_ARG(ndev) ndev->name
 #define ADPT_FMT "%s"
 #define ADPT_ARG(adapter) adapter->pnetdev->name
 #define FUNC_NDEV_FMT "%s(%s)"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
index ca100dcc2763..efdb48dfbb4d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
@@ -2558,9 +2558,8 @@ static int rtw_cfg80211_add_monitor_if(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, char *name,
 	}
 
 	if (pwdev_priv->pmon_ndev) {
-		DBG_8723A(FUNC_ADPT_FMT " monitor interface exist: " NDEV_FMT
-			  "\n", FUNC_ADPT_ARG(padapter),
-			  NDEV_ARG(pwdev_priv->pmon_ndev));
+		DBG_8723A(FUNC_ADPT_FMT " monitor interface exist: %s\n",
+			  FUNC_ADPT_ARG(padapter), pwdev_priv->pmon_ndev->name);
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		goto out;
 	}