diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c
index 830be63391b7..3d206c33eafa 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_cmd.c
@@ -166,10 +166,8 @@ sint	_rtw_init_cmd_priv(struct	cmd_priv *pcmdpriv)
 {
 	sint res = _SUCCESS;
 
-	sema_init(&(pcmdpriv->cmd_queue_sema), 0);
-	/* sema_init(&(pcmdpriv->cmd_done_sema), 0); */
-	sema_init(&(pcmdpriv->terminate_cmdthread_sema), 0);
-
+	init_completion(&pcmdpriv->cmd_queue_comp);
+	init_completion(&pcmdpriv->terminate_cmdthread_comp);
 
 	_rtw_init_queue(&(pcmdpriv->cmd_queue));
 
@@ -369,7 +367,7 @@ u32 rtw_enqueue_cmd(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv, struct cmd_obj *cmd_obj)
 	res = _rtw_enqueue_cmd(&pcmdpriv->cmd_queue, cmd_obj);
 
 	if (res == _SUCCESS)
-		up(&pcmdpriv->cmd_queue_sema);
+		complete(&pcmdpriv->cmd_queue_comp);
 
 exit:
 	return res;
@@ -410,8 +408,8 @@ void rtw_stop_cmd_thread(struct adapter *adapter)
 		atomic_read(&(adapter->cmdpriv.cmdthd_running)) == true &&
 		adapter->cmdpriv.stop_req == 0) {
 		adapter->cmdpriv.stop_req = 1;
-		up(&adapter->cmdpriv.cmd_queue_sema);
-		down(&adapter->cmdpriv.terminate_cmdthread_sema);
+		complete(&adapter->cmdpriv.cmd_queue_comp);
+		wait_for_completion(&adapter->cmdpriv.terminate_cmdthread_comp);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -435,13 +433,13 @@ int rtw_cmd_thread(void *context)
 
 	pcmdpriv->stop_req = 0;
 	atomic_set(&(pcmdpriv->cmdthd_running), true);
-	up(&pcmdpriv->terminate_cmdthread_sema);
+	complete(&pcmdpriv->terminate_cmdthread_comp);
 
 	RT_TRACE(_module_rtl871x_cmd_c_, _drv_info_, ("start r871x rtw_cmd_thread !!!!\n"));
 
 	while (1) {
-		if (down_interruptible(&pcmdpriv->cmd_queue_sema)) {
-			DBG_871X_LEVEL(_drv_always_, FUNC_ADPT_FMT" down_interruptible(&pcmdpriv->cmd_queue_sema) return != 0, break\n", FUNC_ADPT_ARG(padapter));
+		if (wait_for_completion_interruptible(&pcmdpriv->cmd_queue_comp)) {
+			DBG_871X_LEVEL(_drv_always_, FUNC_ADPT_FMT" wait_for_completion_interruptible(&pcmdpriv->cmd_queue_comp) return != 0, break\n", FUNC_ADPT_ARG(padapter));
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -581,7 +579,7 @@ int rtw_cmd_thread(void *context)
 		rtw_free_cmd_obj(pcmd);
 	} while (1);
 
-	up(&pcmdpriv->terminate_cmdthread_sema);
+	complete(&pcmdpriv->terminate_cmdthread_comp);
 	atomic_set(&(pcmdpriv->cmdthd_running), false);
 
 	thread_exit();
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
index 4c5d5cf9dfe0..81505f3bce8b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -2373,8 +2373,6 @@ sint rtw_set_key(struct adapter *adapter, struct security_priv *psecuritypriv, s
 
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pcmd->list);
 
-		/* sema_init(&(pcmd->cmd_sem), 0); */
-
 		res = rtw_enqueue_cmd(pcmdpriv, pcmd);
 	} else{
 		setkey_hdl(adapter, (u8 *)psetkeyparm);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c
index 59a667753266..a0d8fbeecf9b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c
@@ -745,10 +745,10 @@ void cpwm_int_hdl(
 
 	if (pwrpriv->cpwm >= PS_STATE_S2) {
 		if (pwrpriv->alives & CMD_ALIVE)
-			up(&padapter->cmdpriv.cmd_queue_sema);
+			complete(&padapter->cmdpriv.cmd_queue_comp);
 
 		if (pwrpriv->alives & XMIT_ALIVE)
-			up(&padapter->xmitpriv.xmit_sema);
+			complete(&padapter->xmitpriv.xmit_comp);
 	}
 
 	up(&pwrpriv->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
index 729fd37f440b..fdfa4b3c4c10 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ s32 _rtw_init_xmit_priv(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct adapter *padapter)
 
 	spin_lock_init(&pxmitpriv->lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&pxmitpriv->lock_sctx);
-	sema_init(&pxmitpriv->xmit_sema, 0);
-	sema_init(&pxmitpriv->terminate_xmitthread_sema, 0);
+	init_completion(&pxmitpriv->xmit_comp);
+	init_completion(&pxmitpriv->terminate_xmitthread_comp);
 
 	/*
 	Please insert all the queue initializaiton using _rtw_init_queue below
@@ -2879,7 +2879,7 @@ void enqueue_pending_xmitbuf(
 	list_add_tail(&pxmitbuf->list, get_list_head(pqueue));
 	spin_unlock_bh(&pqueue->lock);
 
-	up(&(pri_adapter->xmitpriv.xmit_sema));
+	complete(&(pri_adapter->xmitpriv.xmit_comp));
 }
 
 void enqueue_pending_xmitbuf_to_head(
@@ -2998,7 +2998,7 @@ int rtw_xmit_thread(void *context)
 		flush_signals_thread();
 	} while (_SUCCESS == err);
 
-	up(&padapter->xmitpriv.terminate_xmitthread_sema);
+	complete(&padapter->xmitpriv.terminate_xmitthread_comp);
 
 	thread_exit();
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c
index c7e55618b9a8..85fd12cca4ae 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c
@@ -4502,8 +4502,8 @@ void rtl8723b_stop_thread(struct adapter *padapter)
 
 	/*  stop xmit_buf_thread */
 	if (xmitpriv->SdioXmitThread) {
-		up(&xmitpriv->SdioXmitSema);
-		down(&xmitpriv->SdioXmitTerminateSema);
+		complete(&xmitpriv->SdioXmitStart);
+		wait_for_completion(&xmitpriv->SdioXmitTerminate);
 		xmitpriv->SdioXmitThread = NULL;
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723bs_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723bs_xmit.c
index 10b3f9733bad..69c4db5b5b0c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723bs_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723bs_xmit.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ s32 rtl8723bs_xmit_buf_handler(struct adapter *padapter)
 
 	pxmitpriv = &padapter->xmitpriv;
 
-	if (down_interruptible(&pxmitpriv->xmit_sema)) {
+	if (wait_for_completion_interruptible(&pxmitpriv->xmit_comp)) {
 		DBG_871X_LEVEL(_drv_emerg_, "%s: down SdioXmitBufSema fail!\n", __func__);
 		return _FAIL;
 	}
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static s32 xmit_xmitframes(struct adapter *padapter, struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv
 						DBG_871X_LEVEL(_drv_err_, "%s: xmit_buf is not enough!\n", __func__);
 #endif
 						err = -2;
-						up(&(pxmitpriv->xmit_sema));
+						complete(&(pxmitpriv->xmit_comp));
 						break;
 					}
 					k = 0;
@@ -420,8 +420,8 @@ static s32 rtl8723bs_xmit_handler(struct adapter *padapter)
 
 	pxmitpriv = &padapter->xmitpriv;
 
-	if (down_interruptible(&pxmitpriv->SdioXmitSema)) {
-		DBG_871X_LEVEL(_drv_emerg_, "%s: down sema fail!\n", __func__);
+	if (wait_for_completion_interruptible(&pxmitpriv->SdioXmitStart)) {
+		DBG_871X_LEVEL(_drv_emerg_, "%s: SdioXmitStart fail!\n", __func__);
 		return _FAIL;
 	}
 
@@ -490,10 +490,6 @@ int rtl8723bs_xmit_thread(void *context)
 
 	DBG_871X("start "FUNC_ADPT_FMT"\n", FUNC_ADPT_ARG(padapter));
 
-	/*  For now, no one would down sema to check thread is running, */
-	/*  so mark this temporary, Lucas@20130820 */
-/* 	up(&pxmitpriv->SdioXmitTerminateSema); */
-
 	do {
 		ret = rtl8723bs_xmit_handler(padapter);
 		if (signal_pending(current)) {
@@ -501,7 +497,7 @@ int rtl8723bs_xmit_thread(void *context)
 		}
 	} while (_SUCCESS == ret);
 
-	up(&pxmitpriv->SdioXmitTerminateSema);
+	complete(&pxmitpriv->SdioXmitTerminate);
 
 	RT_TRACE(_module_hal_xmit_c_, _drv_notice_, ("-%s\n", __func__));
 
@@ -590,7 +586,7 @@ s32 rtl8723bs_hal_xmit(
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	up(&pxmitpriv->SdioXmitSema);
+	complete(&pxmitpriv->SdioXmitStart);
 
 	return false;
 }
@@ -611,7 +607,7 @@ s32	rtl8723bs_hal_xmitframe_enqueue(
 #ifdef CONFIG_SDIO_TX_TASKLET
 		tasklet_hi_schedule(&pxmitpriv->xmit_tasklet);
 #else
-		up(&pxmitpriv->SdioXmitSema);
+		complete(&pxmitpriv->SdioXmitStart);
 #endif
 	}
 
@@ -634,8 +630,8 @@ s32 rtl8723bs_init_xmit_priv(struct adapter *padapter)
 	phal = GET_HAL_DATA(padapter);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&phal->SdioTxFIFOFreePageLock);
-	sema_init(&xmitpriv->SdioXmitSema, 0);
-	sema_init(&xmitpriv->SdioXmitTerminateSema, 0);
+	init_completion(&xmitpriv->SdioXmitStart);
+	init_completion(&xmitpriv->SdioXmitTerminate);
 
 	return _SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/sdio_ops.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/sdio_ops.c
index d6b93e1f78d8..3fee34484577 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/sdio_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/sdio_ops.c
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ void sd_int_dpc(struct adapter *adapter)
 		u8 freepage[4];
 
 		_sdio_local_read(adapter, SDIO_REG_FREE_TXPG, 4, freepage);
-		up(&(adapter->xmitpriv.xmit_sema));
+		complete(&(adapter->xmitpriv.xmit_comp));
 	}
 
 	if (hal->sdio_hisr & SDIO_HISR_CPWM1) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_cmd.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_cmd.h
index 7dc5bf050839..299b55538788 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_cmd.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef __RTW_CMD_H_
 #define __RTW_CMD_H_
 
+#include <linux/completion.h>
 
 #define C2H_MEM_SZ (16*1024)
 
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@
 		u8 *rsp;
 		u32 rspsz;
 		struct submit_ctx *sctx;
-		/* _sema		cmd_sem; */
 		struct list_head	list;
 	};
 
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@
 	};
 
 	struct cmd_priv {
-		_sema	cmd_queue_sema;
-		/* _sema	cmd_done_sema; */
-		_sema	terminate_cmdthread_sema;
+		struct completion cmd_queue_comp;
+		struct completion terminate_cmdthread_comp;
 		struct __queue	cmd_queue;
 		u8 cmd_seq;
 		u8 *cmd_buf;	/* shall be non-paged, and 4 bytes aligned */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h
index a75b668d09a6..1b38b9182b31 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef _RTW_XMIT_H_
 #define _RTW_XMIT_H_
 
+#include <linux/completion.h>
 
 #define MAX_XMITBUF_SZ	(20480)	/*  20k */
 
@@ -364,8 +365,8 @@ struct	xmit_priv {
 
 	_lock	lock;
 
-	_sema	xmit_sema;
-	_sema	terminate_xmitthread_sema;
+	struct completion xmit_comp;
+	struct completion terminate_xmitthread_comp;
 
 	/* struct __queue	blk_strms[MAX_NUMBLKS]; */
 	struct __queue	be_pending;
@@ -419,8 +420,8 @@ struct	xmit_priv {
 	struct tasklet_struct xmit_tasklet;
 #else
 	void *SdioXmitThread;
-	_sema		SdioXmitSema;
-	_sema		SdioXmitTerminateSema;
+	struct completion SdioXmitStart;
+	struct completion SdioXmitTerminate;
 #endif /* CONFIG_SDIO_TX_TASKLET */
 
 	struct __queue free_xmitbuf_queue;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c
index 181642358e3f..143e3f9b31aa 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ u32 rtw_start_drv_threads(struct adapter *padapter)
 	if (IS_ERR(padapter->cmdThread))
 		_status = _FAIL;
 	else
-		down(&padapter->cmdpriv.terminate_cmdthread_sema); /* wait for cmd_thread to run */
+		wait_for_completion(&padapter->cmdpriv.terminate_cmdthread_comp); /* wait for cmd_thread to run */
 
 	rtw_hal_start_thread(padapter);
 	return _status;
@@ -598,8 +598,8 @@ void rtw_stop_drv_threads (struct adapter *padapter)
 	rtw_stop_cmd_thread(padapter);
 
 	/*  Below is to termindate tx_thread... */
-	up(&padapter->xmitpriv.xmit_sema);
-	down(&padapter->xmitpriv.terminate_xmitthread_sema);
+	complete(&padapter->xmitpriv.xmit_comp);
+	wait_for_completion(&padapter->xmitpriv.terminate_xmitthread_comp);
 	RT_TRACE(_module_os_intfs_c_, _drv_info_, ("\n drv_halt: rtw_xmit_thread can be terminated !\n"));
 
 	rtw_hal_stop_thread(padapter);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/xmit_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/xmit_linux.c
index 2cf903c66854..4e4e565d991c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/xmit_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/xmit_linux.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void rtw_os_xmit_schedule(struct adapter *padapter)
 		return;
 
 	if (!list_empty(&padapter->xmitpriv.pending_xmitbuf_queue.queue))
-		up(&pri_adapter->xmitpriv.xmit_sema);
+		complete(&pri_adapter->xmitpriv.xmit_comp);
 }
 
 static void rtw_check_xmit_resource(struct adapter *padapter, _pkt *pkt)
