diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c
index 3d9e91579866..1bc09b6c308f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ struct at86rf230_local {
 	unsigned long cal_timeout;
 	bool is_tx;
 	bool is_tx_from_off;
+	bool was_tx;
 	u8 tx_retry;
 	struct sk_buff *tx_skb;
 	struct at86rf230_state_change tx;
@@ -351,7 +352,11 @@ at86rf230_async_error_recover_complete(void *context)
 	if (ctx->free)
 		kfree(ctx);
 
-	ieee802154_wake_queue(lp->hw);
+	if (lp->was_tx) {
+		lp->was_tx = 0;
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(lp->tx_skb);
+		ieee802154_wake_queue(lp->hw);
+	}
 }
 
 static void
@@ -360,7 +365,11 @@ at86rf230_async_error_recover(void *context)
 	struct at86rf230_state_change *ctx = context;
 	struct at86rf230_local *lp = ctx->lp;
 
-	lp->is_tx = 0;
+	if (lp->is_tx) {
+		lp->was_tx = 1;
+		lp->is_tx = 0;
+	}
+
 	at86rf230_async_state_change(lp, ctx, STATE_RX_AACK_ON,
 				     at86rf230_async_error_recover_complete);
 }