diff --git a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154.c b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154.c
index f05489947f8..dbfb79654a5 100644
--- a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154.c
+++ b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154.c
@@ -878,9 +878,9 @@ static void mac802154_txdone(FAR const struct ieee802154_radiocb_s *radiocb,
 
   /* Schedule work with the work queue to process the completion further */
 
-  if (work_available(&priv->tx_work))
+  if (work_available(&priv->txdone_work))
     {
-      work_queue(HPWORK, &priv->tx_work, mac802154_txdone_worker,
+      work_queue(HPWORK, &priv->txdone_work, mac802154_txdone_worker,
                  (FAR void *)priv, 0);
     }
 }
diff --git a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_assoc.c b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_assoc.c
index 9f71db29c8d..1adf0aecd1a 100644
--- a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_assoc.c
+++ b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_assoc.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 static void mac802154_assoctimeout(FAR void *arg);
+static void mac802154_extract_assocresp(FAR void *arg);
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public MAC Functions
@@ -553,19 +554,13 @@ void mac802154_txdone_assocreq(FAR struct ieee802154_privmac_s *priv,
           DEBUGASSERT(priv->pandesc.coordaddr.mode !=
                       IEEE802154_ADDRMODE_NONE);
 
-          /* Send the Data Request MAC command after macResponseWaitTime to
-           * extract the data from the coordinator.
+          /* Off-load extracting the Association Response to the work queue to
+           * avoid locking up the calling thread.
            */
 
-          mac802154_txdesc_alloc(priv, &respdesc, false);
-
-          mac802154_createdatareq(priv, &priv->pandesc.coordaddr,
-                                  IEEE802154_ADDRMODE_EXTENDED, respdesc);
-
-          priv->curr_cmd = IEEE802154_CMD_DATA_REQ;
-
-          priv->radio->txdelayed(priv->radio, respdesc,
-            (priv->resp_waittime*IEEE802154_BASE_SUPERFRAME_DURATION));
+          DEBUGASSERT(work_available(&priv->macop_work));
+          work_queue(LPWORK, &priv->macop_work, mac802154_extract_assocresp,
+                     priv, 0);
         }
 
       /* Deallocate the data conf notification as it is no longer needed. */
@@ -904,3 +899,36 @@ static void mac802154_assoctimeout(FAR void *arg)
   mac802154_notify(priv, primitive);
   mac802154_unlock(priv)
 }
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: mac802154_extract_assocrespj
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Create and send a Data request command to extract the Association response
+ *   from the Coordinator.
+ *
+ * Assumptions:
+ *   Called with the MAC unlocked.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+static void mac802154_extract_assocresp(FAR void *arg)
+{
+  FAR struct ieee802154_privmac_s *priv =
+    (FAR struct ieee802154_privmac_s *)arg;
+  FAR struct ieee802154_txdesc_s *respdesc;
+
+  mac802154_lock(priv, false);
+
+  mac802154_txdesc_alloc(priv, &respdesc, false);
+
+  mac802154_createdatareq(priv, &priv->pandesc.coordaddr,
+                          IEEE802154_ADDRMODE_EXTENDED, respdesc);
+
+  mac802154_unlock(priv)
+
+  priv->curr_cmd = IEEE802154_CMD_DATA_REQ;
+
+  priv->radio->txdelayed(priv->radio, respdesc,
+    (priv->resp_waittime*IEEE802154_BASE_SUPERFRAME_DURATION));
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_internal.h b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_internal.h
index d2b2ecf7068..11929a27519 100644
--- a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_internal.h
+++ b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_internal.h
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ struct ieee802154_privmac_s
   enum ieee802154_cmdid_e        curr_cmd;  /* Type of the current cmd */
   FAR struct ieee802154_txdesc_s *cmd_desc; /* TX descriptor for current cmd */
   uint8_t                        nrxusers;
+  struct work_s                  macop_work;
 
   /******************* Fields related to SCAN operation ***********************/
 
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ struct ieee802154_privmac_s
 
   /* Work structures for offloading aynchronous work */
 
-  struct work_s tx_work;
+  struct work_s txdone_work;
   struct work_s rx_work;
   struct work_s purge_work;
   struct work_s timer_work;
diff --git a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_netdev.c b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_netdev.c
index 98eea0d0e23..c3becd7378c 100644
--- a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_netdev.c
+++ b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_netdev.c
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #if (CONFIG_MAC802154_NTXDESC < CONFIG_IOB_NBUFFERS)
-#  warning "CONFIG_MAC802154_NTXDES should probably be equal to CONFIG_IOB_NBUFFERS to avoid waiting on req_data"
+#  warning "CONFIG_MAC802154_NTXDESC should probably be equal to" \
+           "CONFIG_IOB_NBUFFERS to avoid waiting on req_data"
 #endif
 
 /* TX poll delay = 1 seconds. CLK_TCK is the number of clock ticks per second */