diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/drv_types.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/drv_types.h
index c36a5ef3ee5d..79d10b6fbfda 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/drv_types.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/drv_types.h
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ struct _adapter {
 	int pid; /*process id from UI*/
 	struct work_struct wkFilterRxFF0;
 	u8 blnEnableRxFF0Filter;
-	spinlock_t lockRxFF0Filter;
+	spinlock_t lock_rx_ff0_filter;
 	const struct firmware *fw;
 	struct usb_interface *pusb_intf;
 	struct mutex mutex_start;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
index 200a271c28e1..d0daae0b8299 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ static int r871xu_drv_init(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf,
 	/* step 6. Load the firmware asynchronously */
 	if (rtl871x_load_fw(padapter))
 		goto error;
-	spin_lock_init(&padapter->lockRxFF0Filter);
+	spin_lock_init(&padapter->lock_rx_ff0_filter);
 	mutex_init(&padapter->mutex_start);
 	return 0;
 error:
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/xmit_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/xmit_linux.c
index 223a4eba4bf4..d8307bcc63f5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/xmit_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/xmit_linux.c
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ void r8712_SetFilter(struct work_struct *work)
 	newvalue = oldvalue & 0xfe;
 	r8712_write8(adapter, 0x117, newvalue);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->lockRxFF0Filter, irqL);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->lock_rx_ff0_filter, irqL);
 	adapter->blnEnableRxFF0Filter = 1;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->lockRxFF0Filter, irqL);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->lock_rx_ff0_filter, irqL);
 	do {
 		msleep(100);
 	} while (adapter->blnEnableRxFF0Filter == 1);