diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c
index e685a7f946f0..753215ebc67c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c
@@ -3072,7 +3072,11 @@ static int ca8210_probe(struct spi_device *spi_device)
 	spi_set_drvdata(priv->spi, priv);
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IEEE802154_CA8210_DEBUGFS)) {
 		cascoda_api_upstream = ca8210_test_int_driver_write;
-		ca8210_test_interface_init(priv);
+		ret = ca8210_test_interface_init(priv);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_crit(&spi_device->dev, "ca8210_test_interface_init failed\n");
+			goto error;
+		}
 	} else {
 		cascoda_api_upstream = NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/net/mac802154/iface.c b/net/mac802154/iface.c
index c0e2da5072be..9e4631fade90 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/iface.c
@@ -684,6 +684,10 @@ void ieee802154_if_remove(struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
 	mutex_lock(&sdata->local->iflist_mtx);
+	if (list_empty(&sdata->local->interfaces)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&sdata->local->iflist_mtx);
+		return;
+	}
 	list_del_rcu(&sdata->list);
 	mutex_unlock(&sdata->local->iflist_mtx);