diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
index 5dc645c..5c5e8ad 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@
 
 	init_completion(&wl->txq_event);
 
-	sema_init(&wl->cfg_event, 0);
+	init_completion(&wl->cfg_event);
 	sema_init(&wl->sync_event, 0);
 	init_completion(&wl->txq_thread_started);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h
index 239cd43..5fbc07c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 	struct mutex rxq_cs;
 	struct mutex hif_cs;
 
-	struct semaphore cfg_event;
+	struct completion cfg_event;
 	struct semaphore sync_event;
 	struct completion txq_event;
 	struct completion txq_thread_started;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c
index 9afbe8d..19a5809 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
 	netdev_dbg(vif->ndev, "Adding config packet ...\n");
 	if (wilc->quit) {
 		netdev_dbg(vif->ndev, "Return due to clear function\n");
-		up(&wilc->cfg_event);
+		complete(&wilc->cfg_event);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@
 
 	do {
 		if (wilc->quit) {
-			up(&wilc->cfg_event);
+			complete(&wilc->cfg_event);
 			break;
 		}
 		rqe = wilc_wlan_rxq_remove(wilc);
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@
 					wilc_wlan_cfg_indicate_rx(wilc, &buffer[pkt_offset + offset], pkt_len, &rsp);
 					if (rsp.type == WILC_CFG_RSP) {
 						if (wilc->cfg_seq_no == rsp.seq_no)
-							up(&wilc->cfg_event);
+							complete(&wilc->cfg_event);
 					} else if (rsp.type == WILC_CFG_RSP_STATUS) {
 						wilc_mac_indicate(wilc, WILC_MAC_INDICATE_STATUS);
 
@@ -1228,11 +1228,12 @@
 		if (wilc_wlan_cfg_commit(vif, WILC_CFG_SET, drv_handler))
 			ret_size = 0;
 
-		if (wilc_lock_timeout(wilc, &wilc->cfg_event,
-					    CFG_PKTS_TIMEOUT)) {
+		if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&wilc->cfg_event,
+					msecs_to_jiffies(CFG_PKTS_TIMEOUT))) {
 			netdev_dbg(vif->ndev, "Set Timed Out\n");
 			ret_size = 0;
 		}
+
 		wilc->cfg_frame_in_use = 0;
 		wilc->cfg_frame_offset = 0;
 		wilc->cfg_seq_no += 1;
@@ -1265,8 +1266,8 @@
 		if (wilc_wlan_cfg_commit(vif, WILC_CFG_QUERY, drv_handler))
 			ret_size = 0;
 
-		if (wilc_lock_timeout(wilc, &wilc->cfg_event,
-					    CFG_PKTS_TIMEOUT)) {
+		if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&wilc->cfg_event,
+					msecs_to_jiffies(CFG_PKTS_TIMEOUT))) {
 			netdev_dbg(vif->ndev, "Get Timed Out\n");
 			ret_size = 0;
 		}