diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c b/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
index 50e9863823a5..fe77f0c770b8 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl-mac.c
@@ -166,7 +166,10 @@ static struct net_device *ieee802154_nl_get_dev(struct genl_info *info)
 	if (!dev)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (dev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154) {
+	/* Check on mtu is currently a hacked solution because lowpan
+	 * and wpan have the same ARPHRD type.
+	 */
+	if (dev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154 || dev->mtu != IEEE802154_MTU) {
 		dev_put(dev);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -448,7 +451,11 @@ int ieee802154_dump_iface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 
 	idx = 0;
 	for_each_netdev(net, dev) {
-		if (idx < s_idx || (dev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154))
+		/* Check on mtu is currently a hacked solution because lowpan
+		 * and wpan have the same ARPHRD type.
+		 */
+		if (idx < s_idx || dev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154 ||
+		    dev->mtu != IEEE802154_MTU)
 			goto cont;
 
 		if (ieee802154_nl_fill_iface(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
@@ -782,7 +789,11 @@ ieee802154_llsec_dump_table(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb,
 	int rc;
 
 	for_each_netdev(net, dev) {
-		if (idx < first_dev || dev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154)
+		/* Check on mtu is currently a hacked solution because lowpan
+		 * and wpan have the same ARPHRD type.
+		 */
+		if (idx < first_dev || dev->type != ARPHRD_IEEE802154 ||
+		    dev->mtu != IEEE802154_MTU)
 			goto skip;
 
 		data.ops = ieee802154_mlme_ops(dev);