diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/drv_types.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/drv_types.h
index a44d04effc8b..76ac798642bd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/drv_types.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/drv_types.h
@@ -157,12 +157,11 @@ struct _adapter {
 	struct iw_statistics iwstats;
 	int pid; /*process id from UI*/
 	struct work_struct wk_filter_rx_ff0;
-	u8 blnEnableRxFF0Filter;
-	spinlock_t lock_rx_ff0_filter;
 	const struct firmware *fw;
 	struct usb_interface *pusb_intf;
 	struct mutex mutex_start;
 	struct completion rtl8712_fw_ready;
+	struct completion rx_filter_ready;
 };
 
 static inline u8 *myid(struct eeprom_priv *peepriv)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.c
index acda930722b2..f5746020a1b7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ u8 r8712_sitesurvey_cmd(struct _adapter *padapter,
 	mod_timer(&pmlmepriv->scan_to_timer,
 		  jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(SCANNING_TIMEOUT));
 	padapter->ledpriv.LedControlHandler(padapter, LED_CTL_SITE_SURVEY);
-	padapter->blnEnableRxFF0Filter = 0;
+	complete(&padapter->rx_filter_ready);
 	return _SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
index ee4c61f85a07..8df50e24f2b8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ static int r871xu_drv_init(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf,
 	/* step 6. Load the firmware asynchronously */
 	if (rtl871x_load_fw(padapter))
 		goto deinit_drv_sw;
-	spin_lock_init(&padapter->lock_rx_ff0_filter);
+	init_completion(&padapter->rx_filter_ready);
 	mutex_init(&padapter->mutex_start);
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/xmit_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/xmit_linux.c
index 90d34cf9d2ff..4a93839bf947 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/xmit_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/xmit_linux.c
@@ -95,18 +95,12 @@ void r8712_SetFilter(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct _adapter *adapter = container_of(work, struct _adapter,
 						wk_filter_rx_ff0);
 	u8  oldvalue = 0x00, newvalue = 0x00;
-	unsigned long irqL;
 
 	oldvalue = r8712_read8(adapter, 0x117);
 	newvalue = oldvalue & 0xfe;
 	r8712_write8(adapter, 0x117, newvalue);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->lock_rx_ff0_filter, irqL);
-	adapter->blnEnableRxFF0Filter = 1;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->lock_rx_ff0_filter, irqL);
-	do {
-		msleep(100);
-	} while (adapter->blnEnableRxFF0Filter == 1);
+	wait_for_completion(&adapter->rx_filter_ready);
 	r8712_write8(adapter, 0x117, oldvalue);
 }