diff --git a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154.c b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154.c
index d8a4fddc23d..5c1e91b2e7a 100644
--- a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154.c
+++ b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154.c
@@ -1545,7 +1545,6 @@ static void mac802154_sfevent(FAR const struct ieee802154_radiocb_s *radiocb,
         break;
     }
 
-
   mac802154_unlock(priv)
 }
 
diff --git a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_internal.h b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_internal.h
index 80517635981..f9cc4f7b891 100644
--- a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_internal.h
+++ b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_internal.h
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ static inline void mac802154_setdevmode(FAR struct ieee802154_privmac_s *priv,
                                         enum ieee802154_devmode_e mode)
 {
   priv->devmode = mode;
-  priv->radio->setattr(priv->radio, IEEE802154_ATTR_MAC_RX_ON_WHEN_IDLE,
+  priv->radio->setattr(priv->radio, IEEE802154_ATTR_MAC_DEVMODE,
                         (FAR const union ieee802154_attr_u *)&mode);
 }
 
diff --git a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_start.c b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_start.c
index e5684a39a32..c19026d5899 100644
--- a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_start.c
+++ b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_start.c
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ int mac802154_req_start(MACHANDLE mac, FAR struct ieee802154_start_req_s *req)
 
   if (req->pancoord)
     {
-      priv->devmode = IEEE802154_DEVMODE_PANCOORD;
+      mac802154_setdevmode(priv, IEEE802154_DEVMODE_PANCOORD);
     }
   else
     {
-      priv->devmode = IEEE802154_DEVMODE_COORD;
+      mac802154_setdevmode(priv, IEEE802154_DEVMODE_COORD);
     }
 
   priv->sfspec.pancoord = req->pancoord;