diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
index ce73ac7cf973..d37c9463eecc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ post_process:
 
 	up(&pcmdpriv->terminate_cmdthread_sema);
 
-	thread_exit();
+	return 0;
 }
 
 u8 rtw_setstandby_cmd(struct adapter *padapter, uint action)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mp.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mp.c
index dabdd0406f30..3945c4efe45a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mp.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mp.c
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ exit:
 	pmptx->pallocated_buf = NULL;
 	pmptx->stop = 1;
 
-	thread_exit();
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void fill_txdesc_for_mp(struct adapter *padapter, struct tx_desc *ptxdesc)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/osdep_service.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/osdep_service.h
index 029aa4e92c9b..afbffb551f9b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/osdep_service.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/osdep_service.h
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ struct	__queue	{
 	spinlock_t lock;
 };
 
-#define thread_exit() complete_and_exit(NULL, 0)
-
 static inline struct list_head *get_list_head(struct __queue *queue)
 {
 	return (&(queue->queue));