diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_security_utils.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_security_utils.c
index aa8f2b3e0c45..efdb4a2f8a54 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_security_utils.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_security_utils.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
  */
 uint8_t
 lim_is_auth_algo_supported(tpAniSirGlobal mac, tAniAuthType authType,
-			   tpPESession psessionEntry)
+			   struct pe_session *psessionEntry)
 {
 	bool algoEnable, privacyOptImp;
 	struct wlan_mlme_wep_cfg *wep_params = &mac->mlme_cfg->wep_params;
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ void lim_delete_pre_auth_node(tpAniSirGlobal mac, tSirMacAddr macAddr)
 
 void
 lim_restore_from_auth_state(tpAniSirGlobal mac, tSirResultCodes resultCode,
-			    uint16_t protStatusCode, tpPESession sessionEntry)
+			    uint16_t protStatusCode, struct pe_session *sessionEntry)
 {
 	tSirMacAddr currentBssId;
 	tLimMlmAuthCnf mlmAuthCnf;
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ void lim_post_sme_set_keys_cnf(tpAniSirGlobal mac,
  */
 void lim_send_set_bss_key_req(tpAniSirGlobal mac,
 			      tLimMlmSetKeysReq *pMlmSetKeysReq,
-			      tpPESession psessionEntry)
+			      struct pe_session *psessionEntry)
 {
 	struct scheduler_msg msgQ = {0};
 	tpSetBssKeyParams pSetBssKeyParams = NULL;
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ void lim_send_set_sta_key_req(tpAniSirGlobal mac,
 			      tLimMlmSetKeysReq *pMlmSetKeysReq,
 			      uint16_t staIdx,
 			      uint8_t defWEPIdx,
-			      tpPESession sessionEntry, bool sendRsp)
+			      struct pe_session *sessionEntry, bool sendRsp)
 {
 	struct scheduler_msg msgQ = {0};
 	tpSetStaKeyParams pSetStaKeyParams = NULL;
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_security_utils.h b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_security_utils.h
index 86f2f6a00adc..f960aae766c5 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_security_utils.h
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_security_utils.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 struct tLimPreAuthNode;
 
-uint8_t lim_is_auth_algo_supported(tpAniSirGlobal, tAniAuthType, tpPESession);
+uint8_t lim_is_auth_algo_supported(tpAniSirGlobal, tAniAuthType, struct pe_session *);
 
 /* MAC based authentication related functions */
 void lim_init_pre_auth_list(tpAniSirGlobal);
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void lim_add_pre_auth_node(tpAniSirGlobal, struct tLimPreAuthNode *);
 void lim_delete_pre_auth_node(tpAniSirGlobal, tSirMacAddr);
 void lim_release_pre_auth_node(tpAniSirGlobal mac, tpLimPreAuthNode pAuthNode);
 void lim_restore_from_auth_state(tpAniSirGlobal,
-				 tSirResultCodes, uint16_t, tpPESession);
+				 tSirResultCodes, uint16_t, struct pe_session *);
 uint8_t lim_delete_open_auth_pre_auth_node(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx);
 
 /* Encryption/Decryption related functions */
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ void lim_encrypt_auth_frame(tpAniSirGlobal, uint8_t, uint8_t *, uint8_t *,
 uint8_t lim_decrypt_auth_frame(tpAniSirGlobal, uint8_t *, uint8_t *, uint8_t *,
 			       uint32_t, uint16_t);
 
-void lim_send_set_bss_key_req(tpAniSirGlobal, tLimMlmSetKeysReq *, tpPESession);
+void lim_send_set_bss_key_req(tpAniSirGlobal, tLimMlmSetKeysReq *, struct pe_session *);
 void lim_send_set_sta_key_req(tpAniSirGlobal, tLimMlmSetKeysReq *, uint16_t, uint8_t,
-			      tpPESession, bool sendRsp);
+			      struct pe_session *, bool sendRsp);
 void lim_post_sme_set_keys_cnf(tpAniSirGlobal, tLimMlmSetKeysReq *,
 			       tLimMlmSetKeysCnf *);