diff --git a/net/mac802154/mac802154.h b/net/mac802154/mac802154.h
index a4dcaf1dd4b6..703c1210d223 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/mac802154.h
+++ b/net/mac802154/mac802154.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ struct mac802154_sub_if_data {
 
 #define MAC802154_MAX_XMIT_ATTEMPTS	3
 
-#define MAC802154_CHAN_NONE		(~(u8)0) /* No channel is assigned */
+#define MAC802154_CHAN_NONE		0xff /* No channel is assigned */
 
 extern struct ieee802154_reduced_mlme_ops mac802154_mlme_reduced;
 extern struct ieee802154_mlme_ops mac802154_mlme_wpan;