diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
index 21f0f1858484..5aaceec252d6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
@@ -1928,7 +1928,7 @@ static int start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	priv = wiphy_priv(wiphy);
 	vif = netdev_priv(dev);
-	wl = vif ->wilc;
+	wl = vif->wilc;
 
 	s32Error = set_channel(wiphy, &settings->chandef);