diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c
index 450b16ad40a4..e1a569b99e4a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ static int ca8210_spi_transfer(
 
 	dev_dbg(&spi->dev, "%s called\n", __func__);
 
-	cas_ctl = kmalloc(sizeof(*cas_ctl), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	cas_ctl = kzalloc(sizeof(*cas_ctl), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!cas_ctl)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/cc2520.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/cc2520.c
index c69b87d3837d..edc769daad07 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/cc2520.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/cc2520.c
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ static int cc2520_hw_init(struct cc2520_private *priv)
 
 		if (timeout-- <= 0) {
 			dev_err(&priv->spi->dev, "oscillator start failed!\n");
-			return ret;
+			return -ETIMEDOUT;
 		}
 		udelay(1);
 	} while (!(status & CC2520_STATUS_XOSC32M_STABLE));
diff --git a/net/mac802154/iface.c b/net/mac802154/iface.c
index 500ed1b81250..7e2065e72915 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/iface.c
@@ -662,6 +662,7 @@ ieee802154_if_add(struct ieee802154_local *local, const char *name,
 	sdata->dev = ndev;
 	sdata->wpan_dev.wpan_phy = local->hw.phy;
 	sdata->local = local;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sdata->wpan_dev.list);
 
 	/* setup type-dependent data */
 	ret = ieee802154_setup_sdata(sdata, type);