diff --git a/drivers/staging/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
index 03ee99d98945..73fd57bfa95a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ source "drivers/staging/rtl8712/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Kconfig"
 
+source "drivers/staging/r8188eu/Kconfig"
+
 source "drivers/staging/rts5208/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/staging/octeon/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/Makefile b/drivers/staging/Makefile
index 9a4c0e6f34d5..47672260293e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_RTL8192U)		+= rtl8192u/
 obj-$(CONFIG_RTL8192E)		+= rtl8192e/
 obj-$(CONFIG_RTL8723BS)		+= rtl8723bs/
 obj-$(CONFIG_R8712U)		+= rtl8712/
-obj-$(CONFIG_R8188EU)		+= rtl8188eu/
+obj-$(CONFIG_R8188EU_OLD)	+= rtl8188eu/
+obj-$(CONFIG_R8188EU)		+= r8188eu/
 obj-$(CONFIG_RTS5208)		+= rts5208/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NETLOGIC_XLR_NET)	+= netlogic/
 obj-$(CONFIG_OCTEON_ETHERNET)	+= octeon/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Kconfig
index 970d5abd6336..acdf0f9f374c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-config R8188EU
-	tristate "Realtek RTL8188EU Wireless LAN NIC driver"
+config R8188EU_OLD
+	tristate "Realtek RTL8188EU Wireless LAN NIC driver (DEPRECATED)"
 	depends on WLAN && USB && CFG80211
 	depends on m
 	select WIRELESS_EXT
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ config R8188EU
 	select LIB80211_CRYPT_CCMP
 	help
 	This option adds the Realtek RTL8188EU USB device such as TP-Link TL-WN725N.
-	If built as a module, it will be called r8188eu.
+	If built as a module, it will be called rtl8188eu. This driver is now due to
+	be dropped due to the import of a newer version.
 
-if R8188EU
+if R8188EU_OLD
 
 config 88EU_AP_MODE
 	bool "Realtek RTL8188EU AP mode"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile
index 2799ec5a7fda..20d88983f4e2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-r8188eu-y :=				\
+rtl8188eu-y :=				\
 		core/mac_cfg.o		\
 		core/rtw_ap.o		\
 		core/rtw_cmd.o		\
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ r8188eu-y :=				\
 		os_dep/usb_ops_linux.o	\
 		os_dep/xmit_linux.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_R8188EU)	:= r8188eu.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_R8188EU_OLD)	:= rtl8188eu.o
 
 ccflags-y += -I$(srctree)/$(src)/include