diff --git a/net/mac802154/monitor.c b/net/mac802154/monitor.c
index 434a26f76a80..a68230e2b25f 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/monitor.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/monitor.c
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ void mac802154_monitors_rx(struct mac802154_priv *priv, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(sdata, &priv->slaves, list) {
-		if (sdata->type != IEEE802154_DEV_MONITOR)
+		if (sdata->type != IEEE802154_DEV_MONITOR ||
+		    !netif_running(sdata->dev))
 			continue;
 
 		skb2 = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
diff --git a/net/mac802154/rx.c b/net/mac802154/rx.c
index 0597b96dc9ba..7f820a108a9c 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/rx.c
@@ -64,20 +64,23 @@ mac802154_subif_rx(struct ieee802154_dev *hw, struct sk_buff *skb, u8 lqi)
 
 		if (skb->len < 2) {
 			pr_debug("got invalid frame\n");
-			goto out;
+			goto fail;
 		}
 		crc = crc_ccitt(0, skb->data, skb->len);
 		if (crc) {
 			pr_debug("CRC mismatch\n");
-			goto out;
+			goto fail;
 		}
 		skb_trim(skb, skb->len - 2); /* CRC */
 	}
 
 	mac802154_monitors_rx(priv, skb);
 	mac802154_wpans_rx(priv, skb);
-out:
-	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+
+	return;
+
+fail:
+	kfree_skb(skb);
 }
 
 static void mac802154_rx_worker(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/net/mac802154/wpan.c b/net/mac802154/wpan.c
index c8cfd54f3711..3c3069fd6971 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/wpan.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/wpan.c
@@ -567,7 +567,6 @@ static int mac802154_parse_frame_start(struct sk_buff *skb,
 void mac802154_wpans_rx(struct mac802154_priv *priv, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	int ret;
-	struct sk_buff *sskb;
 	struct mac802154_sub_if_data *sdata;
 	struct ieee802154_hdr hdr;
 
@@ -579,12 +578,16 @@ void mac802154_wpans_rx(struct mac802154_priv *priv, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(sdata, &priv->slaves, list) {
-		if (sdata->type != IEEE802154_DEV_WPAN)
+		if (sdata->type != IEEE802154_DEV_WPAN ||
+		    !netif_running(sdata->dev))
 			continue;
 
-		sskb = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
-		if (sskb)
-			mac802154_subif_frame(sdata, sskb, &hdr);
+		mac802154_subif_frame(sdata, skb, &hdr);
+		skb = NULL;
+		break;
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	if (skb)
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 }