diff --git a/drivers/staging/rts5139/trace.h b/drivers/staging/rts5139/trace.h
index c9dfb1ea4115..ac58b452ecb8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rts5139/trace.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rts5139/trace.h
@@ -27,32 +27,16 @@
 #ifndef __RTS51X_TRACE_H
 #define __RTS51X_TRACE_H
 
+#include <linux/string.h>
+
 #include "debug.h"
 
 #define _MSG_TRACE
 
 #ifdef _MSG_TRACE
-static inline char *filename(char *path)
-{
-	char *ptr;
-
-	if (path == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-
-	ptr = path;
-
-	while (*ptr != '\0') {
-		if ((*ptr == '\\') || (*ptr == '/'))
-			path = ptr + 1;
-		ptr++;
-	}
-
-	return path;
-}
-
 #define TRACE_RET(chip, ret)						\
 do {									\
-	char *_file = filename((char *)__FILE__);			\
+	const char *_file = kbasename(__FILE__);			\
 	RTS51X_DEBUGP("[%s][%s]:[%d]\n", _file, __func__, __LINE__);	\
 	(chip)->trace_msg[(chip)->msg_idx].line = (u16)(__LINE__);	\
 	strncpy((chip)->trace_msg[(chip)->msg_idx].func,		\
@@ -71,7 +55,7 @@ do {									\
 
 #define TRACE_GOTO(chip, label)						\
 do {									\
-	char *_file = filename((char *)__FILE__);			\
+	const char *_file = kbasename(__FILE__);			\
 	RTS51X_DEBUGP("[%s][%s]:[%d]\n", _file, __func__, __LINE__);	\
 	(chip)->trace_msg[(chip)->msg_idx].line = (u16)(__LINE__);	\
 	strncpy((chip)->trace_msg[(chip)->msg_idx].func,		\