diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c
index 662efd3e07b9680a552ed621b08a04a1e1318b88..5068c1bd004669f83c97e702ef5fb3744970a48d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/at86rf230.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct at86rf2xx_chip_data {
 	u16 t_tx_timeout;
 	int rssi_base_val;
 
-	int (*set_channel)(struct at86rf230_local *, int, int);
+	int (*set_channel)(struct at86rf230_local *, u8, u8);
 	int (*get_desense_steps)(struct at86rf230_local *, s32);
 };
 
@@ -1012,13 +1012,13 @@ at86rf230_stop(struct ieee802154_hw *hw)
 }
 
 static int
-at86rf23x_set_channel(struct at86rf230_local *lp, int page, int channel)
+at86rf23x_set_channel(struct at86rf230_local *lp, u8 page, u8 channel)
 {
 	return at86rf230_write_subreg(lp, SR_CHANNEL, channel);
 }
 
 static int
-at86rf212_set_channel(struct at86rf230_local *lp, int page, int channel)
+at86rf212_set_channel(struct at86rf230_local *lp, u8 page, u8 channel)
 {
 	int rc;
 
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ at86rf212_set_channel(struct at86rf230_local *lp, int page, int channel)
 }
 
 static int
-at86rf230_channel(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, int page, int channel)
+at86rf230_channel(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, u8 page, u8 channel)
 {
 	struct at86rf230_local *lp = hw->priv;
 	int rc;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/cc2520.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/cc2520.c
index b479c9d560f827a28756cbc05c426c9ef33ba3d3..78ea2cadeb78308e02da74f0b9769488791a3462 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/cc2520.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/cc2520.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ cc2520_ed(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, u8 *level)
 }
 
 static int
-cc2520_set_channel(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, int page, int channel)
+cc2520_set_channel(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, u8 page, u8 channel)
 {
 	struct cc2520_private *priv = hw->priv;
 	int ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/fakelb.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/fakelb.c
index 2a97cbb3aa01c1877a0e2a02081c9a1a68984ff6..4092e704c4aab4a105bb5e38d56cad2f7f91ffa7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/fakelb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/fakelb.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fakelb_hw_ed(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, u8 *level)
 }
 
 static int
-fakelb_hw_channel(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, int page, int channel)
+fakelb_hw_channel(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, u8 page, u8 channel)
 {
 	pr_debug("set channel to %d\n", channel);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c
index f19cf588de2e94d62902077f1972d3513b3fe271..52b3d3116755ee89ac6b0efa8c7d645f4351e89c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c
@@ -423,8 +423,7 @@ static void mrf24j40_stop(struct ieee802154_hw *hw)
 	write_short_reg(devrec, REG_INTCON, val);
 }
 
-static int mrf24j40_set_channel(struct ieee802154_hw *hw,
-				int page, int channel)
+static int mrf24j40_set_channel(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, u8 page, u8 channel)
 {
 	struct mrf24j40 *devrec = hw->priv;
 	u8 val;
diff --git a/include/net/mac802154.h b/include/net/mac802154.h
index 0ea44cda2920248eed91d32878ce752b0d0c6cbd..85a4efca418bd7c5af1cdcefca8ce0c7661f49f3 100644
--- a/include/net/mac802154.h
+++ b/include/net/mac802154.h
@@ -178,9 +178,8 @@ struct ieee802154_ops {
 	int		(*xmit_async)(struct ieee802154_hw *hw,
 				      struct sk_buff *skb);
 	int		(*ed)(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, u8 *level);
-	int		(*set_channel)(struct ieee802154_hw *hw,
-				       int page,
-				       int channel);
+	int		(*set_channel)(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, u8 page,
+				       u8 channel);
 	int		(*set_hw_addr_filt)(struct ieee802154_hw *hw,
 					    struct ieee802154_hw_addr_filt *filt,
 					    unsigned long changed);