diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c
index 9b41c7654f6b0..2c338783893d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c
@@ -206,9 +206,7 @@ static void atusb_tx_done(struct atusb *atusb, u8 seq)
 		 * unlikely case now that seq == expect is then true, but can
 		 * happen and fail with a tx_skb = NULL;
 		 */
-		ieee802154_wake_queue(atusb->hw);
-		if (atusb->tx_skb)
-			dev_kfree_skb_irq(atusb->tx_skb);
+		ieee802154_xmit_hw_error(atusb->hw, atusb->tx_skb);
 	}
 }