diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c
index 563031ce76f0b..0536ccd55e709 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c
@@ -346,8 +346,7 @@ at86rf230_async_error_recover_complete(void *context)
 
 	if (lp->was_tx) {
 		lp->was_tx = 0;
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(lp->tx_skb);
-		ieee802154_wake_queue(lp->hw);
+		ieee802154_xmit_hw_error(lp->hw, lp->tx_skb);
 	}
 }