diff --git a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
index 0c7ff9e0b6321a2348444b5dcbe9999bc7be94dc..e34db1d49ef4343bb014ff83947876caf9f0e6d5 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
+++ b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
@@ -149,6 +149,18 @@ void ieee802154_hold_queue(struct ieee802154_local *local);
  */
 void ieee802154_release_queue(struct ieee802154_local *local);
 
+/**
+ * ieee802154_disable_queue - disable ieee802154 queue
+ * @local: main mac object
+ *
+ * When trying to sync the Tx queue, we cannot just stop the queue
+ * (which is basically a bit being set without proper lock handling)
+ * because it would be racy. We actually need to call netif_tx_disable()
+ * instead, which is done by this helper. Restarting the queue can
+ * however still be done with a regular wake call.
+ */
+void ieee802154_disable_queue(struct ieee802154_local *local);
+
 /* MIB callbacks */
 void mac802154_dev_set_page_channel(struct net_device *dev, u8 page, u8 chan);
 
diff --git a/net/mac802154/util.c b/net/mac802154/util.c
index 0ed8b5bcbe8a77ca55e101f27595c8450dfba9a5..999534f644854b229ecd2ac2d5b8208c597239b2 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/util.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/util.c
@@ -83,6 +83,20 @@ void ieee802154_release_queue(struct ieee802154_local *local)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->phy->queue_lock, flags);
 }
 
+void ieee802154_disable_queue(struct ieee802154_local *local)
+{
+	struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(sdata, &local->interfaces, list) {
+		if (!sdata->dev)
+			continue;
+
+		netif_tx_disable(sdata->dev);
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+
 enum hrtimer_restart ieee802154_xmit_ifs_timer(struct hrtimer *timer)
 {
 	struct ieee802154_local *local =