diff --git a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
index 702560acc8ce..1381e6a5e180 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
+++ b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ struct ieee802154_local {
 
 	struct sk_buff *tx_skb;
 	struct work_struct tx_work;
+	/* A negative Linux error code or a null/positive MLME error status */
+	int tx_result;
 };
 
 enum {
diff --git a/net/mac802154/util.c b/net/mac802154/util.c
index f2078238718b..0bf46f174de3 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/util.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/util.c
@@ -58,8 +58,11 @@ enum hrtimer_restart ieee802154_xmit_ifs_timer(struct hrtimer *timer)
 void ieee802154_xmit_complete(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			      bool ifs_handling)
 {
+	struct ieee802154_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
+
+	local->tx_result = IEEE802154_SUCCESS;
+
 	if (ifs_handling) {
-		struct ieee802154_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
 		u8 max_sifs_size;
 
 		/* If transceiver sets CRC on his own we need to use lifs