diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index da5eab15d2c..49e927193d7 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ config NET_6LOWPAN
 	default n
 	select NETDEV_MULTINIC if NET_ETHERNET || NET_LOOPBACK || NET_SLIP || NET_TUN
 	select NET_MULTILINK if NET_ETHERNET || NET_LOOPBACK || NET_SLIP || NET_TUN
+	select NETDEV_IOCTL
 	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NET_IPv6
 	---help---
 		Enable support for IEEE 802.15.4 Low power Wireless Personal Area
diff --git a/net/netdev/netdev_ioctl.c b/net/netdev/netdev_ioctl.c
index 3b5ca1f4e1b..bc4d6703798 100644
--- a/net/netdev/netdev_ioctl.c
+++ b/net/netdev/netdev_ioctl.c
@@ -70,11 +70,12 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETDEV_WIRELESS_IOCTL
 #  include <nuttx/wireless/wireless.h>
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_6LOWPAN
+#endif
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_NETDEV_IOCTL) && defined(CONFIG_NET_6LOWPAN)
 #  include <nuttx/wireless/ieee802154/ieee802154_mac.h>
 #  include <nuttx/wireless/ieee802154/ieee802154_radio.h>
 #endif
-#endif
 
 #include "arp/arp.h"
 #include "socket/socket.h"
@@ -379,7 +380,7 @@ static int netdev_iee802154_ioctl(FAR struct socket *psock, int cmd,
   FAR char *ifname;
   int ret = -ENOTTY;
 
-  if (req != NULL)
+  if (arg != 0ul)
     {
       /* Verify that this is either a valid IEEE802.15.4 radio IOCTL command
        * or a valid IEEE802.15.4 MAC IOCTL command.
@@ -414,9 +415,15 @@ static int netdev_iee802154_ioctl(FAR struct socket *psock, int cmd,
           return -ENOTTY;
         }
 
-      /* Perform the device IOCTL */
+      /* Find the device with this name */
 
-      ret = dev->d_ioctl(dev, cmd, arg);
+      dev = netdev_findbyname(ifname);
+      if (dev != NULL)
+        {
+          /* Perform the device IOCTL */
+
+          ret = dev->d_ioctl(dev, cmd, arg);
+        }
     }
 
   return ret;
@@ -1301,7 +1308,7 @@ int psock_ioctl(FAR struct socket *psock, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
   ret = netdev_ifrioctl(psock, cmd, (FAR struct ifreq *)((uintptr_t)arg));
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NETDEV_IOCTL) && defined(CONFIG_NETDEV_WIRELESS_IOCTL)
-  /* Check a wireless network command */
+  /* Check for a wireless network command */
 
   if (ret == -ENOTTY)
     {
@@ -1309,6 +1316,15 @@ int psock_ioctl(FAR struct socket *psock, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
     }
 #endif
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_NETDEV_IOCTL) && defined(CONFIG_NET_6LOWPAN)
+  /* Check for a IEEE802.15.4 network device command */
+
+  if (ret == -ENOTTY)
+    {
+      ret = netdev_iee802154_ioctl(psock, cmd, arg);
+    }
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_IGMP
   /* Check for address filtering commands */