diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
index c0e66c194952..ab4a9200f079 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
@@ -4481,7 +4481,7 @@ static int rtw_wx_set_priv(struct net_device *dev,
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	len = dwrq->length;
-	ext = rtw_vmalloc(len);
+	ext = vmalloc(len);
 	if (!ext)
 		return -ENOMEM;