diff --git a/configs/clicker2-stm32/src/stm32_mrf24j40.c b/configs/clicker2-stm32/src/stm32_mrf24j40.c
index e3732fefd98..f8464382a40 100644
--- a/configs/clicker2-stm32/src/stm32_mrf24j40.c
+++ b/configs/clicker2-stm32/src/stm32_mrf24j40.c
@@ -228,7 +228,9 @@ static int stm32_mrf24j40_devsetup(FAR struct stm32_priv_s *priv)
   FAR struct ieee802154_radio_s *radio;
   MACHANDLE mac;
   FAR struct spi_dev_s *spi;
+#ifdef CONFIG_IEEE802154_NETDEV
   int ret;
+#endif
 
   /* Configure the interrupt pin */
 
diff --git a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_netdev.c b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_netdev.c
index 33ad3a5257a..953c37f26da 100644
--- a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_netdev.c
+++ b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_netdev.c
@@ -445,9 +445,14 @@ static int macnet_notify(FAR struct mac802154_maccb_s *maccb,
 #endif
 
       nxsem_post(&priv->md_exclsem);
+      return OK;
     }
 
-  return OK;
+  /* By returning a negative value, we let the MAC know that we don't want the
+   * primitive and it will free it for us
+   */
+
+  return -1;
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************