diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
index f45f4eddb741..3e2d98022f64 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ post_process:
 
 _func_exit_;
 
-	thread_exit();
+	complete_and_exit(NULL, 0);
 }
 
 u8 rtw_setstandby_cmd(struct adapter *padapter, uint action)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mp.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mp.c
index 9832dcbbd07f..02046398bff4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mp.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mp.c
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ exit:
 	pmptx->pallocated_buf = NULL;
 	pmptx->stop = 1;
 
-	thread_exit();
+	complete_and_exit(NULL, 0);
 }
 
 void fill_txdesc_for_mp(struct adapter *padapter, struct tx_desc *ptxdesc)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_service.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_service.h
index 46b34fcca126..ba790f029898 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_service.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/osdep_service.h
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ struct	__queue	{
 	spinlock_t lock;
 };
 
-#define thread_exit() complete_and_exit(NULL, 0)
-
 static inline struct list_head *get_next(struct list_head *list)
 {
 	return list->next;