diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 46fd448..6c2be43 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static int handle_scan_done(struct wilc_vif *vif, enum scan_event evt)
 int wilc_scan(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 scan_source, u8 scan_type,
 	      u8 *ch_freq_list, u8 ch_list_len, const u8 *ies,
 	      size_t ies_len, wilc_scan_result scan_result, void *user_arg,
-	      struct hidden_network *hidden_net)
+	      struct wilc_probe_ssid *search)
 {
 	int result = 0;
 	struct wid wid_list[5];
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ int wilc_scan(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 scan_source, u8 scan_type,
 	u32 i;
 	u8 *buffer;
 	u8 valuesize = 0;
-	u8 *hdn_ntwk_wid_val = NULL;
+	u8 *search_ssid_vals = NULL;
 	struct host_if_drv *hif_drv = vif->hif_drv;
 
 	if (hif_drv->hif_state >= HOST_IF_SCANNING &&
@@ -260,26 +260,24 @@ int wilc_scan(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 scan_source, u8 scan_type,
 
 	hif_drv->usr_scan_req.ch_cnt = 0;
 
-	if (hidden_net) {
-		wid_list[index].id = WID_SSID_PROBE_REQ;
-		wid_list[index].type = WID_STR;
-
-		for (i = 0; i < hidden_net->n_ssids; i++)
-			valuesize += ((hidden_net->net_info[i].ssid_len) + 1);
-		hdn_ntwk_wid_val = kmalloc(valuesize + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-		wid_list[index].val = hdn_ntwk_wid_val;
-		if (wid_list[index].val) {
+	if (search) {
+		for (i = 0; i < search->n_ssids; i++)
+			valuesize += ((search->ssid_info[i].ssid_len) + 1);
+		search_ssid_vals = kmalloc(valuesize + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (search_ssid_vals) {
+			wid_list[index].id = WID_SSID_PROBE_REQ;
+			wid_list[index].type = WID_STR;
+			wid_list[index].val = search_ssid_vals;
 			buffer = wid_list[index].val;
 
-			*buffer++ = hidden_net->n_ssids;
+			*buffer++ = search->n_ssids;
 
-			for (i = 0; i < hidden_net->n_ssids; i++) {
-				*buffer++ = hidden_net->net_info[i].ssid_len;
-				memcpy(buffer, hidden_net->net_info[i].ssid,
-				       hidden_net->net_info[i].ssid_len);
-				buffer += hidden_net->net_info[i].ssid_len;
+			for (i = 0; i < search->n_ssids; i++) {
+				*buffer++ = search->ssid_info[i].ssid_len;
+				memcpy(buffer, search->ssid_info[i].ssid,
+				       search->ssid_info[i].ssid_len);
+				buffer += search->ssid_info[i].ssid_len;
 			}
-
 			wid_list[index].size = (s32)(valuesize + 1);
 			index++;
 		}
@@ -332,9 +330,9 @@ int wilc_scan(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 scan_source, u8 scan_type,
 		  jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(HOST_IF_SCAN_TIMEOUT));
 
 error:
-	if (hidden_net) {
-		kfree(hidden_net->net_info);
-		kfree(hdn_ntwk_wid_val);
+	if (search) {
+		kfree(search->ssid_info);
+		kfree(search_ssid_vals);
 	}
 
 	return result;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
index 659e8cc..e702404 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.h
@@ -131,14 +131,15 @@ typedef void (*wilc_connect_result)(enum conn_event,
 typedef void (*wilc_remain_on_chan_expired)(void *, u32);
 typedef void (*wilc_remain_on_chan_ready)(void *);
 
-struct hidden_net_info {
-	u8  *ssid;
+struct wilc_probe_ssid_info {
 	u8 ssid_len;
+	u8 *ssid;
 };
 
-struct hidden_network {
-	struct hidden_net_info *net_info;
+struct wilc_probe_ssid {
+	struct wilc_probe_ssid_info *ssid_info;
 	u8 n_ssids;
+	u32 size;
 };
 
 struct user_scan_req {
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ int wilc_get_rssi(struct wilc_vif *vif, s8 *rssi_level);
 int wilc_scan(struct wilc_vif *vif, u8 scan_source, u8 scan_type,
 	      u8 *ch_freq_list, u8 ch_list_len, const u8 *ies,
 	      size_t ies_len, wilc_scan_result scan_result, void *user_arg,
-	      struct hidden_network *hidden_network);
+	      struct wilc_probe_ssid *search);
 int wilc_hif_set_cfg(struct wilc_vif *vif,
 		     struct cfg_param_attr *cfg_param);
 int wilc_init(struct net_device *dev, struct host_if_drv **hif_drv_handler);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
index 5070cad..1762c60 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
@@ -221,22 +221,23 @@ static int set_channel(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 
 static inline int
 wilc_wfi_cfg_alloc_fill_ssid(struct cfg80211_scan_request *request,
-			     struct hidden_network *ntwk)
+			     struct wilc_probe_ssid *search)
 {
 	int i;
 	int slot_id = 0;
 
-	ntwk->net_info = kcalloc(request->n_ssids, sizeof(*ntwk->net_info),
-				 GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ntwk->net_info)
+	search->ssid_info = kcalloc(request->n_ssids,
+				    sizeof(*search->ssid_info), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!search->ssid_info)
 		goto out;
 
-	ntwk->n_ssids = request->n_ssids;
+	search->n_ssids = request->n_ssids;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < request->n_ssids; i++) {
 		if (request->ssids[i].ssid_len > 0) {
-			struct hidden_net_info *info = &ntwk->net_info[slot_id];
+			struct wilc_probe_ssid_info *info;
 
+			info = &search->ssid_info[slot_id];
 			info->ssid = kmemdup(request->ssids[i].ssid,
 					     request->ssids[i].ssid_len,
 					     GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ wilc_wfi_cfg_alloc_fill_ssid(struct cfg80211_scan_request *request,
 			info->ssid_len = request->ssids[i].ssid_len;
 			slot_id++;
 		} else {
-			ntwk->n_ssids -= 1;
+			search->n_ssids -= 1;
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -254,9 +255,9 @@ wilc_wfi_cfg_alloc_fill_ssid(struct cfg80211_scan_request *request,
 out_free:
 
 	for (i = 0; i < slot_id; i++)
-		kfree(ntwk->net_info[i].ssid);
+		kfree(search->ssid_info[i].ssid);
 
-	kfree(ntwk->net_info);
+	kfree(search->ssid_info);
 out:
 
 	return -ENOMEM;
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ static int scan(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct cfg80211_scan_request *request)
 	u32 i;
 	int ret = 0;
 	u8 scan_ch_list[MAX_NUM_SCANNED_NETWORKS];
-	struct hidden_network hidden_ntwk;
+	struct wilc_probe_ssid probe_ssid;
 
 	priv->scan_req = request;
 
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ static int scan(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct cfg80211_scan_request *request)
 
 		if (request->n_ssids >= 1) {
 			if (wilc_wfi_cfg_alloc_fill_ssid(request,
-							 &hidden_ntwk)) {
+							 &probe_ssid)) {
 				ret = -ENOMEM;
 				goto out;
 			}
@@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ static int scan(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct cfg80211_scan_request *request)
 					request->n_channels,
 					(const u8 *)request->ie,
 					request->ie_len, cfg_scan_result,
-					(void *)priv, &hidden_ntwk);
+					(void *)priv, &probe_ssid);
 		} else {
 			ret = wilc_scan(vif, WILC_FW_USER_SCAN,
 					WILC_FW_ACTIVE_SCAN, scan_ch_list,
