diff --git a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000.h b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000.h
index ca73aa415865..472b7371096c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000.h
@@ -285,12 +285,12 @@ struct pseudo_hdr
 
 #define MAXIMUM_ASIC_HB_CNT      15
 
-typedef struct _DRVMSG {
+struct drv_msg {
 	struct pseudo_hdr pseudo;
 	u16 type;
 	u16 length;
 	u8  data[0];
-} __attribute__ ((packed)) DRVMSG, *PDRVMSG;
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
 
 typedef struct _MEDIAMSG {
 	struct pseudo_hdr pseudo;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000_dnld.c b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000_dnld.c
index 5633c40b9781..0a905a4299c0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000_dnld.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000_dnld.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ int card_download(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *pFileStart, UINT FileLength)
 	PDSP_IMAGE_INFO_V6 pDspImageInfoV6 = NULL;
 	long requested_version;
 	BOOLEAN bGoodVersion = 0;
-	PDRVMSG pMailBoxData;
+	struct drv_msg *pMailBoxData;
 	USHORT *pUsData = NULL;
 	USHORT *pUsFile = NULL;
 	UCHAR *pUcFile = NULL;
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ int card_download(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *pFileStart, UINT FileLength)
 						(long)(info->DSPInfoBlklen + 1) / 2;
 					put_request_value(dev, word_length);
 					pMailBoxData =
-						(PDRVMSG) & info->DSPInfoBlk[0];
+						(struct drv_msg *) & info->DSPInfoBlk[0];
 					pUsData =
 						(USHORT *) & pMailBoxData->data[0];
 					// Provide mutual exclusive access while reading ASIC registers.
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000_hw.c b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000_hw.c
index 5f610e5ec6cb..77ce8c408e85 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000_hw.c
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ void ft1000_proc_drvmsg(struct net_device *dev)
 	u16 tempword;
 	PMEDIAMSG pmediamsg;
 	PDSPINITMSG pdspinitmsg;
-	PDRVMSG pdrvmsg;
+	struct drv_msg *pdrvmsg;
 	u16 len;
 	u16 i;
 	PPROV_RECORD ptr;
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ void ft1000_proc_drvmsg(struct net_device *dev)
     if ( ft1000_receive_cmd(dev, &cmdbuffer[0], MAX_CMD_SQSIZE, &tempword) ) {
 
 		// Get the message type which is total_len + PSEUDO header + msgtype + message body
-		pdrvmsg = (PDRVMSG) & cmdbuffer[0];
+		pdrvmsg = (struct drv_msg *) & cmdbuffer[0];
 		msgtype = ntohs(pdrvmsg->type);
 		DEBUG(1, "Command message type = 0x%x\n", msgtype);
 		switch (msgtype) {