diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/Adapter.h b/drivers/staging/bcm/Adapter.h
index 8c1465af3c3..15e88380da4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/Adapter.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/Adapter.h
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ struct bcm_tarang_data {
 	int			AppCtrlQueueLen;
 	BOOLEAN			MacTracingEnabled;
 	BOOLEAN			bApplicationToExit;
-	S_MIBS_DROPPED_APP_CNTRL_MESSAGES	stDroppedAppCntrlMsgs;
+	struct bcm_mibs_dropped_cntrl_msg stDroppedAppCntrlMsgs;
 	ULONG			RxCntrlMsgBitMask;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/HandleControlPacket.c b/drivers/staging/bcm/HandleControlPacket.c
index 25e5c68bfe8..1bb53e247a6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/HandleControlPacket.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/HandleControlPacket.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ INT flushAllAppQ(void)
 		pTarang->AppCtrlQueueLen = 0;
 		/* dropped contrl packet statistics also should be reset. */
 		memset((PVOID)&pTarang->stDroppedAppCntrlMsgs, 0,
-			sizeof(S_MIBS_DROPPED_APP_CNTRL_MESSAGES));
+			sizeof(struct bcm_mibs_dropped_cntrl_msg));
 
 	}
 	return STATUS_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/HostMIBSInterface.h b/drivers/staging/bcm/HostMIBSInterface.h
index 7c7c75618cd..e697b03e151 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/HostMIBSInterface.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/HostMIBSInterface.h
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ typedef struct _S_MIBS_SERVICEFLOW_TABLE {
 	unsigned int	uiTotalTxBytes;
 } S_MIBS_SERVICEFLOW_TABLE;
 
-typedef struct _S_MIBS_DROPPED_APP_CNTRL_MESSAGES {
+struct bcm_mibs_dropped_cntrl_msg {
 	unsigned long cm_responses;
 	unsigned long cm_control_newdsx_multiclassifier_resp;
 	unsigned long link_control_resp;
@@ -179,14 +179,14 @@ typedef struct _S_MIBS_DROPPED_APP_CNTRL_MESSAGES {
 	unsigned long idle_mode_status;
 	unsigned long auth_ss_host_msg;
 	unsigned long low_priority_message;
-} S_MIBS_DROPPED_APP_CNTRL_MESSAGES;
+};
 
 struct bcm_host_stats_mibs {
 	S_MIBS_HOST_INFO	stHostInfo;
 	S_MIBS_CLASSIFIER_RULE	astClassifierTable[MIBS_MAX_CLASSIFIERS];
 	S_MIBS_SERVICEFLOW_TABLE astSFtable[MIBS_MAX_SERVICEFLOWS];
 	S_MIBS_PHS_RULE		astPhsRulesTable[MIBS_MAX_PHSRULES];
-	S_MIBS_DROPPED_APP_CNTRL_MESSAGES stDroppedAppCntrlMsgs;
+	struct bcm_mibs_dropped_cntrl_msg stDroppedAppCntrlMsgs;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/hostmibs.c b/drivers/staging/bcm/hostmibs.c
index 23ff8325fa8..e7dc39ea7ae 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/hostmibs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/hostmibs.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ VOID GetDroppedAppCntrlPktMibs(struct bcm_host_stats_mibs *pstHostMibs, struct b
 {
 	memcpy(&(pstHostMibs->stDroppedAppCntrlMsgs),
 	       &(pTarang->stDroppedAppCntrlMsgs),
-	       sizeof(S_MIBS_DROPPED_APP_CNTRL_MESSAGES));
+	       sizeof(struct bcm_mibs_dropped_cntrl_msg));
 }
 
 VOID CopyMIBSExtendedSFParameters(struct bcm_mini_adapter *Adapter, struct bcm_connect_mgr_params *psfLocalSet, UINT uiSearchRuleIndex)