diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7ebbe43a7fbfb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+config R8188EU
+	tristate "Realtek RTL8188EU Wireless LAN NIC driver"
+	depends on WLAN && USB && CFG80211
+	select WIRELESS_EXT
+	select WEXT_PRIV
+	select LIB80211
+	select LIB80211_CRYPT_WEP
+	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 R8188EU
+
+config 88EU_AP_MODE
+	bool "Realtek RTL8188EU AP mode"
+	help
+	This option enables Access Point mode. Unless you know that your system
+	will never be used as an AP, or the target system has limited memory,
+	"Y" should be selected.
+
+endif
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/Makefile b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..6db1376e9768c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+SHELL := /bin/bash
+EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(USER_EXTRA_CFLAGS)
+EXTRA_CFLAGS += -O1
+
+EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Wno-unused-variable
+EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Wno-unused-value
+EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Wno-unused-label
+EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Wno-unused-parameter
+EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Wno-unused-function
+EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Wno-unused
+
+EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Wno-uninitialized
+
+EXTRA_CFLAGS += -I$(src)/include
+
+ccflags-y += -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__
+
+CONFIG_AUTOCFG_CP = n
+
+CONFIG_R8188EU = m
+
+CONFIG_USB_HCI = y
+
+CONFIG_BT_COEXIST = n
+CONFIG_WOWLAN = n
+
+OUTSRC_FILES :=				\
+		hal/HalHWImg8188E_MAC.o	\
+		hal/HalHWImg8188E_BB.o	\
+		hal/HalHWImg8188E_RF.o	\
+		hal/HalPhyRf.o		\
+		hal/HalPhyRf_8188e.o	\
+		hal/HalPwrSeqCmd.o	\
+		hal/Hal8188EPwrSeq.o	\
+		hal/Hal8188ERateAdaptive.o\
+		hal/hal_intf.o		\
+		hal/hal_com.o		\
+		hal/odm.o		\
+		hal/odm_debug.o		\
+		hal/odm_interface.o	\
+		hal/odm_HWConfig.o	\
+		hal/odm_RegConfig8188E.o\
+		hal/odm_RTL8188E.o	\
+		hal/rtl8188e_cmd.o	\
+		hal/rtl8188e_dm.o	\
+		hal/rtl8188e_hal_init.o	\
+		hal/rtl8188e_mp.o	\
+		hal/rtl8188e_phycfg.o	\
+		hal/rtl8188e_rf6052.o	\
+		hal/rtl8188e_rxdesc.o	\
+		hal/rtl8188e_sreset.o	\
+		hal/rtl8188e_xmit.o	\
+		hal/rtl8188eu_led.o	\
+		hal/rtl8188eu_recv.o	\
+		hal/rtl8188eu_xmit.o	\
+		hal/usb_halinit.o	\
+		hal/usb_ops_linux.o
+
+RTL871X = rtl8188e
+
+HCI_NAME = usb
+
+_OS_INTFS_FILES :=				\
+			os_dep/ioctl_linux.o	\
+			os_dep/mlme_linux.o	\
+			os_dep/os_intfs.o	\
+			os_dep/osdep_service.o	\
+			os_dep/recv_linux.o	\
+			os_dep/rtw_android.o	\
+			os_dep/usb_intf.o	\
+			os_dep/usb_ops_linux.o	\
+			os_dep/xmit_linux.o
+
+_HAL_INTFS_FILES += $(OUTSRC_FILES)
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_AUTOCFG_CP), y)
+
+$(shell cp $(TopDIR)/autoconf_rtl8188e_usb_linux.h $(TopDIR)/include/autoconf.h)
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_BT_COEXIST), y)
+EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_BT_COEXIST
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_WOWLAN), y)
+EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_WOWLAN
+endif
+
+SUBARCH := $(shell uname -m | sed -e "s/i.86/i386/; s/ppc.*/powerpc/; s/armv.l/arm/; s/aarch64/arm64/;")
+
+ARCH ?= $(SUBARCH)
+CROSS_COMPILE ?=
+KVER  ?= $(if $(KERNELRELEASE),$(KERNELRELEASE),$(shell uname -r))
+KSRC ?= $(if $(KERNEL_SRC),$(KERNEL_SRC),/lib/modules/$(KVER)/build)
+MODDESTDIR := /lib/modules/$(KVER)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless
+INSTALL_PREFIX :=
+
+rtk_core :=				\
+		core/rtw_ap.o		\
+		core/rtw_br_ext.o	\
+		core/rtw_cmd.o		\
+		core/rtw_debug.o	\
+		core/rtw_efuse.o	\
+		core/rtw_ieee80211.o	\
+		core/rtw_io.o		\
+		core/rtw_ioctl_set.o	\
+		core/rtw_iol.o		\
+		core/rtw_led.o		\
+		core/rtw_mlme.o		\
+		core/rtw_mlme_ext.o	\
+		core/rtw_mp.o		\
+		core/rtw_mp_ioctl.o	\
+		core/rtw_pwrctrl.o	\
+		core/rtw_p2p.o		\
+		core/rtw_recv.o		\
+		core/rtw_rf.o		\
+		core/rtw_security.o	\
+		core/rtw_sreset.o	\
+		core/rtw_sta_mgt.o	\
+		core/rtw_wlan_util.o	\
+		core/rtw_xmit.o
+
+r8188eu-y += $(rtk_core)
+
+r8188eu-y += $(_HAL_INTFS_FILES)
+
+r8188eu-y += $(_OS_INTFS_FILES)
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_R8188EU) := r8188eu.o