diff --git a/net/mac802154/iface.c b/net/mac802154/iface.c
index ff99055631f9851aab5a243fb256f3d6cfc03327..ed26952f9e143407723dca1ef45d8400424aca3e 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/iface.c
@@ -498,8 +498,7 @@ ieee802154_setup_sdata(struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	wpan_dev->min_be = 3;
 	wpan_dev->max_be = 5;
 	wpan_dev->csma_retries = 4;
-	/* for compatibility, actual default is 3 */
-	wpan_dev->frame_retries = -1;
+	wpan_dev->frame_retries = 3;
 
 	wpan_dev->pan_id = cpu_to_le16(IEEE802154_PANID_BROADCAST);
 	wpan_dev->short_addr = cpu_to_le16(IEEE802154_ADDR_BROADCAST);
diff --git a/net/mac802154/main.c b/net/mac802154/main.c
index 9e55431b9a5cc0baf0c40fa9e7a96c3381617ad5..e8cab5bb80c664669f9c34b36e5e9178db83ae13 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/main.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/main.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ ieee802154_alloc_hw(size_t priv_data_len, const struct ieee802154_ops *ops)
 	phy->supported.max_minbe = 8;
 	phy->supported.min_maxbe = 3;
 	phy->supported.max_maxbe = 8;
-	phy->supported.min_frame_retries = -1;
+	phy->supported.min_frame_retries = 0;
 	phy->supported.max_frame_retries = 7;
 	phy->supported.max_csma_backoffs = 5;
 	phy->supported.lbt = NL802154_SUPPORTED_BOOL_FALSE;
@@ -177,11 +177,8 @@ int ieee802154_register_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw)
 	}
 
 	if (!(hw->flags & IEEE802154_HW_FRAME_RETRIES)) {
-		/* TODO should be 3, but our default value is -1 which means
-		 * no ARET handling.
-		 */
-		local->phy->supported.min_frame_retries = -1;
-		local->phy->supported.max_frame_retries = -1;
+		local->phy->supported.min_frame_retries = 3;
+		local->phy->supported.max_frame_retries = 3;
 	}
 
 	if (hw->flags & IEEE802154_HW_PROMISCUOUS)