static u8 *join_req;
 u8 *info_element;
 static u8 mode_11i;
-u8 gu8FlushedAuthType;
+u8 auth_type;
 u32 gu32FlushedJoinReqSize;
 u32 gu32FlushedInfoElemAsocSize;
 struct host_if_drv *gu8FlushedJoinReqDrvHandler;
        u32WidsCount++;
 
        if (memcmp("DIRECT-", pstrHostIFconnectAttr->ssid, 7))
-               gu8FlushedAuthType = (u8)hif_drv->strWILC_UsrConnReq.tenuAuth_type;
+               auth_type = (u8)hif_drv->strWILC_UsrConnReq.tenuAuth_type;
 
        PRINT_INFO(HOSTINF_DBG, "Authentication Type = %x\n", hif_drv->strWILC_UsrConnReq.tenuAuth_type);
        PRINT_D(HOSTINF_DBG, "Connecting to network of SSID %s on channel %d\n",
        strWIDList[u32WidsCount].id = (u16)WID_AUTH_TYPE;
        strWIDList[u32WidsCount].type = WID_CHAR;
        strWIDList[u32WidsCount].size = sizeof(char);
-       strWIDList[u32WidsCount].val = (s8 *)(&gu8FlushedAuthType);
+       strWIDList[u32WidsCount].val = (s8 *)(&auth_type);
        u32WidsCount++;
 
        strWIDList[u32WidsCount].id = (u16)WID_JOIN_REQ_EXTENDED;