diff --git a/net/mac802154/iface.c b/net/mac802154/iface.c
index 6ac0239..3a67d35 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/iface.c
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@
 			 * exist really an use case if we need to support
 			 * multiple node types at the same time.
 			 */
-			if (sdata->vif.type == NL802154_IFTYPE_NODE &&
-			    nsdata->vif.type == NL802154_IFTYPE_NODE)
+			if (wpan_dev->iftype == NL802154_IFTYPE_NODE &&
+			    nsdata->wpan_dev.iftype == NL802154_IFTYPE_NODE)
 				return -EBUSY;
 
 			/* check all phy mac sublayer settings are the same.
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
 	struct ieee802154_local *local = sdata->local;
 	struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev = &sdata->wpan_dev;
 
-	rc = ieee802154_check_concurrent_iface(sdata, sdata->vif.type);
+	rc = ieee802154_check_concurrent_iface(sdata, wpan_dev->iftype);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -467,7 +467,6 @@
 	u8 tmp;
 
 	/* set some type-dependent values */
-	sdata->vif.type = type;
 	sdata->wpan_dev.iftype = type;
 
 	get_random_bytes(&tmp, sizeof(tmp));
@@ -523,7 +522,7 @@
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
-	ndev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*sdata) + local->hw.vif_data_size, name,
+	ndev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*sdata), name,
 			    name_assign_type, ieee802154_if_setup);
 	if (!ndev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);