diff --git a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
index 593339ad590b700173f0cf8852ff9ffec648bd8e..6ad5e8912a4c01addde26abbce1bd2d41902480b 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
+++ b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/hrtimer.h>
 #include <net/cfg802154.h>
 #include <net/mac802154.h>
+#include <net/nl802154.h>
 #include <net/ieee802154_netdev.h>
 
 #include "llsec.h"
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ void ieee802154_iface_exit(void);
 void ieee802154_if_remove(struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata);
 struct net_device *
 ieee802154_if_add(struct ieee802154_local *local, const char *name,
-		  struct wpan_dev **new_wpan_dev, int type);
+		  struct wpan_dev **new_wpan_dev, enum nl802154_iftype type);
 void ieee802154_remove_interfaces(struct ieee802154_local *local);
 
 #endif /* __IEEE802154_I_H */
diff --git a/net/mac802154/iface.c b/net/mac802154/iface.c
index feb064715d1f9632d16dc308967ea01a68520cef..cc992e8405d36c86167478f157b3f2bb3d81cfd6 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/iface.c
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <linux/ieee802154.h>
 
-#include <net/rtnetlink.h>
-#include <linux/nl802154.h>
+#include <net/nl802154.h>
 #include <net/mac802154.h>
 #include <net/ieee802154_netdev.h>
 #include <net/cfg802154.h>
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ static int mac802154_slave_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
-	if (sdata->vif.type == IEEE802154_DEV_WPAN) {
+	if (sdata->vif.type == NL802154_IFTYPE_NODE) {
 		mutex_lock(&sdata->local->iflist_mtx);
 		list_for_each_entry(subif, &sdata->local->interfaces, list) {
 			if (subif != sdata &&
@@ -407,7 +406,8 @@ static void ieee802154_if_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 
 static int
-ieee802154_setup_sdata(struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata, int type)
+ieee802154_setup_sdata(struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata,
+		       enum nl802154_iftype type)
 {
 	struct wpan_dev *wpan_dev = &sdata->wpan_dev;
 
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ ieee802154_setup_sdata(struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata, int type)
 	wpan_dev->short_addr = cpu_to_le16(IEEE802154_ADDR_BROADCAST);
 
 	switch (type) {
-	case IEEE802154_DEV_WPAN:
+	case NL802154_IFTYPE_NODE:
 		ieee802154_be64_to_le64(&wpan_dev->extended_addr,
 					sdata->dev->dev_addr);
 
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ ieee802154_setup_sdata(struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata, int type)
 
 		mac802154_llsec_init(&sdata->sec);
 		break;
-	case IEEE802154_DEV_MONITOR:
+	case NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR:
 		sdata->dev->destructor = free_netdev;
 		sdata->dev->netdev_ops = &mac802154_monitor_ops;
 		wpan_dev->promiscuous_mode = true;
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ ieee802154_setup_sdata(struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata, int type)
 
 struct net_device *
 ieee802154_if_add(struct ieee802154_local *local, const char *name,
-		  struct wpan_dev **new_wpan_dev, int type)
+		  struct wpan_dev **new_wpan_dev, enum nl802154_iftype type)
 {
 	struct net_device *ndev = NULL;
 	struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata = NULL;
@@ -478,10 +478,10 @@ ieee802154_if_add(struct ieee802154_local *local, const char *name,
 		goto err;
 
 	switch (type) {
-	case IEEE802154_DEV_WPAN:
+	case NL802154_IFTYPE_NODE:
 		ndev->type = ARPHRD_IEEE802154;
 		break;
-	case IEEE802154_DEV_MONITOR:
+	case NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR:
 		ndev->type = ARPHRD_IEEE802154_MONITOR;
 		break;
 	default:
diff --git a/net/mac802154/main.c b/net/mac802154/main.c
index 5199f2115ee9c733b618728f587129dbf4c6922c..2e42fc2e430c50a570ab5009b12f085a2cd65e6c 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/main.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/main.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 
 #include <net/netlink.h>
-#include <linux/nl802154.h>
+#include <net/nl802154.h>
 #include <net/mac802154.h>
 #include <net/ieee802154_netdev.h>
 #include <net/route.h>
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ int ieee802154_register_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw)
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 
-	dev = ieee802154_if_add(local, "wpan%d", NULL, IEEE802154_DEV_WPAN);
+	dev = ieee802154_if_add(local, "wpan%d", NULL, NL802154_IFTYPE_NODE);
 	if (IS_ERR(dev)) {
 		rtnl_unlock();
 		rc = PTR_ERR(dev);
diff --git a/net/mac802154/rx.c b/net/mac802154/rx.c
index b18e755c38cecd9a47c358aac3ac039629254de7..041dbd5958d4a8905440f42f3c2d843d89e07447 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/rx.c
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <net/mac802154.h>
 #include <net/ieee802154_netdev.h>
-#include <net/rtnetlink.h>
-#include <linux/nl802154.h>
+#include <net/nl802154.h>
 
 #include "ieee802154_i.h"
 
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ __ieee802154_rx_handle_packet(struct ieee802154_local *local,
 	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(sdata, &local->interfaces, list) {
-		if (sdata->vif.type != IEEE802154_DEV_WPAN ||
+		if (sdata->vif.type != NL802154_IFTYPE_NODE ||
 		    !netif_running(sdata->dev))
 			continue;
 
@@ -234,7 +233,7 @@ ieee802154_monitors_rx(struct ieee802154_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_IEEE802154);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(sdata, &local->interfaces, list) {
-		if (sdata->vif.type != IEEE802154_DEV_MONITOR)
+		if (sdata->vif.type != NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
 			continue;
 
 		if (!ieee802154_sdata_running(sdata))