--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c
@@ -4233,9 +4233,8 @@ static void brcms_c_radio_timer(void *ar
 }
 
 /* common low-level watchdog code */
-static void brcms_b_watchdog(void *arg)
+static void brcms_b_watchdog(struct brcms_c_info *wlc)
 {
-	struct brcms_c_info *wlc = (struct brcms_c_info *) arg;
 	struct brcms_hardware *wlc_hw = wlc->hw;
 
 	BCMMSG(wlc->wiphy, "wl%d\n", wlc_hw->unit);
@@ -4256,10 +4255,8 @@ static void brcms_b_watchdog(void *arg)
 }
 
 /* common watchdog code */
-static void brcms_c_watchdog(void *arg)
+static void brcms_c_watchdog(struct brcms_c_info *wlc)
 {
-	struct brcms_c_info *wlc = (struct brcms_c_info *) arg;
-
 	BCMMSG(wlc->wiphy, "wl%d\n", wlc->pub->unit);
 
 	if (!wlc->pub->up)
@@ -4299,7 +4296,9 @@ static void brcms_c_watchdog(void *arg)
 
 static void brcms_c_watchdog_by_timer(void *arg)
 {
-	brcms_c_watchdog(arg);
+	struct brcms_c_info *wlc = (struct brcms_c_info *) arg;
+
+	brcms_c_watchdog(wlc);
 }
 
 static bool brcms_c_timers_init(struct brcms_c_info *wlc, int unit)