diff --git a/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan_framelist.c b/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan_framelist.c
index bf57aa50278..db420cbdd39 100644
--- a/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan_framelist.c
+++ b/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan_framelist.c
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ int sixlowpan_queue_frames(FAR struct ieee802154_driver_s *ieee,
 
           /* And submit the frame to the MAC */
 
-          ninfo("Submitting framelist\n");
+          ninfo("Submitting frame\n");
           ret = sixlowpan_frame_submit(ieee, &meta, iob);
           if (ret < 0)
             {
diff --git a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154.c b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154.c
index cfc59700dad..70e44b68f5c 100644
--- a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154.c
+++ b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ static void mac802154_resetqueues(FAR struct ieee802154_privmac_s *priv)
     {
       sq_addlast((FAR sq_entry_t *)&priv->txdesc_pool[i], &priv->txdesc_queue);
     }
+
   sem_init(&priv->txdesc_sem, 0, CONFIG_MAC802154_NTXDESC);
 
   /* Initialize the notifcation allocation pool */
diff --git a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_data.c b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_data.c
index 12a664e5e4b..6223cd6a033 100644
--- a/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_data.c
+++ b/wireless/ieee802154/mac802154_data.c
@@ -340,7 +340,10 @@ int mac802154_req_data(MACHANDLE mac,
   return OK;
 
 errout_with_txdesc:
-  /* REVISIT: Free TX descriptor, but preserve the IOB. */
+  /* Free TX the descriptor, but preserve the IOB. */
+
+  txdesc->frame = NULL;
+  mac802154_txdesc_free(priv, txdesc);
 
 errout_with_sem:
   mac802154_givesem(&priv->exclsem);