diff --git a/drivers/staging/sbe-2t3e3/2t3e3.h b/drivers/staging/sbe-2t3e3/2t3e3.h
index 3577fad61c5e..f528eaa07450 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/sbe-2t3e3/2t3e3.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/sbe-2t3e3/2t3e3.h
@@ -648,12 +648,12 @@ struct t3e3_rx_desc {
 
 /*********************/
 
-typedef struct {
+struct t3e3_tx_desc {
 	u32 tdes0;
 	u32 tdes1;
 	u32 tdes2;
 	u32 tdes3;
-} t3e3_tx_desc_t;
+};
 
 #define SBE_2T3E3_TX_DESC_RING_SIZE			256
 
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ struct channel {
 		u32 rx_ring_current_read;
 
 		/* transmit chain/ring */
-		t3e3_tx_desc_t *tx_ring;
+		struct t3e3_tx_desc *tx_ring;
 		struct sk_buff *tx_data[SBE_2T3E3_TX_DESC_RING_SIZE];
 		u32 tx_ring_current_read;
 		u32 tx_ring_current_write;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/sbe-2t3e3/dc.c b/drivers/staging/sbe-2t3e3/dc.c
index 0d60bc77f91a..02510f67ac45 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/sbe-2t3e3/dc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/sbe-2t3e3/dc.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static int dc_init_descriptor_list(struct channel *sc)
 
 	if (sc->ether.tx_ring == NULL)
 		sc->ether.tx_ring = kcalloc(SBE_2T3E3_TX_DESC_RING_SIZE,
-					    sizeof(t3e3_tx_desc_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+					    sizeof(struct t3e3_tx_desc), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (sc->ether.tx_ring == NULL) {
 		kfree(sc->ether.rx_ring);
 		sc->ether.rx_ring = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/sbe-2t3e3/intr.c b/drivers/staging/sbe-2t3e3/intr.c
index a346c516bcc3..1bf74b788008 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/sbe-2t3e3/intr.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/sbe-2t3e3/intr.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ void dc_intr_tx(struct channel *sc)
 {
 	u32 current_read, current_write;
 	u32 last_segment, error;
-	t3e3_tx_desc_t *current_desc;
+	struct t3e3_tx_desc *current_desc;
 
 	spin_lock(&sc->ether.tx_lock);