1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c b/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
index abd0f31bdc66..cc2919dbe5e0 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ int ieee802154_start_req(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
         u8 channel, bcn_ord, sf_ord;
         u8 page;
         int pan_coord, blx, coord_realign;
-        int ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+        int ret = -EBUSY;
 
         if (!info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_COORD_PAN_ID] ||
             !info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_COORD_SHORT_ADDR] ||
@@ -493,9 +493,15 @@ int ieee802154_start_req(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
         dev = ieee802154_nl_get_dev(info);
         if (!dev)
                 return -ENODEV;
-        if (!ieee802154_mlme_ops(dev)->start_req)
+
+        if (netif_running(dev))
                 goto out;
 
+        if (!ieee802154_mlme_ops(dev)->start_req) {
+                ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+                goto out;
+        }
+
         addr.mode = IEEE802154_ADDR_SHORT;
         addr.short_addr = nla_get_shortaddr(
                         info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_COORD_SHORT_ADDR]);