diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/sdio.c
index 351ff909ab1c70d1d3d630c1059d259d35974dbf..e14b9fc2c67ac10a97c52ca74923fff81b0ff67c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/sdio.c
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ static int wilc_sdio_sync_ext(struct wilc *wilc, int nint)
 			for (i = 0; (i < 3) && (nint > 0); i++, nint--)
 				reg |= BIT(i);
 
-			ret = wilc_sdio_read_reg(wilc, WILC_INTR2_ENABLE, &reg);
+			ret = wilc_sdio_write_reg(wilc, WILC_INTR2_ENABLE, reg);
 			if (ret) {
 				dev_err(&func->dev,
 					"Failed write reg (%08x)...\n",