diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
index 326a1e47bade..3cfeac0d7214 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211.h
@@ -1543,14 +1543,14 @@ typedef struct _RT_POWER_SAVE_CONTROL {
 	bool				bTmpFilterHiddenAP;
 	bool				bTmpUpdateParms;
 	u8					tmpSsidBuf[33];
-	OCTET_STRING			tmpSsid2Scan;
+	struct octet_string			tmpSsid2Scan;
 	bool				bTmpSsid2Scan;
 	u8					tmpNetworkType;
 	u8					tmpChannelNumber;
 	u16					tmpBcnPeriod;
 	u8					tmpDtimPeriod;
 	u16					tmpmCap;
-	OCTET_STRING			tmpSuppRateSet;
+	struct octet_string			tmpSuppRateSet;
 	u8					tmpSuppRateBuf[MAX_NUM_RATES];
 	bool				bTmpSuppRate;
 	IbssParms				tmpIbpm;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
index ca3a35b8ac07..706b4419e643 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ ieee80211_association_req(struct ieee80211_network *beacon,
 	if (beacon->bCkipSupported) {
 		static u8	AironetIeOui[] = {0x00, 0x01, 0x66}; // "4500-client"
 		u8	CcxAironetBuf[30];
-		OCTET_STRING	osCcxAironetIE;
+		struct octet_string	osCcxAironetIE;
 
 		memset(CcxAironetBuf, 0, 30);
 		osCcxAironetIE.Octet = CcxAironetBuf;
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ ieee80211_association_req(struct ieee80211_network *beacon,
 
 	if (beacon->bCcxRmEnable) {
 		static u8 CcxRmCapBuf[] = {0x00, 0x40, 0x96, 0x01, 0x01, 0x00};
-		OCTET_STRING osCcxRmCap;
+		struct octet_string osCcxRmCap;
 
 		osCcxRmCap.Octet = CcxRmCapBuf;
 		osCcxRmCap.Length = sizeof(CcxRmCapBuf);
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ ieee80211_association_req(struct ieee80211_network *beacon,
 
 	if (beacon->BssCcxVerNumber >= 2) {
 		u8			CcxVerNumBuf[] = {0x00, 0x40, 0x96, 0x03, 0x00};
-		OCTET_STRING	osCcxVerNum;
+		struct octet_string	osCcxVerNum;
 		CcxVerNumBuf[4] = beacon->BssCcxVerNumber;
 		osCcxVerNum.Octet = CcxVerNumBuf;
 		osCcxVerNum.Length = sizeof(CcxVerNumBuf);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_Qos.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_Qos.h
index fb055a848d59..531a3e22e799 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_Qos.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_Qos.h
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ struct tspec_body {
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //      802.11 Management frame Status Code field
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-typedef struct _OCTET_STRING {
+struct octet_string {
 	u8		*Octet;
 	u16             Length;
-} OCTET_STRING, *POCTET_STRING;
+};
 
 //Added by joseph
 //UP Mapping to AC, using in MgntQuery_SequenceNumber() and maybe for DSCP