diff --git a/net/ieee802154/socket.c b/net/ieee802154/socket.c
index e5cc2537c2a3..d9fc5ccb1d0d 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/socket.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/socket.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static int raw_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 
 	if (size > mtu) {
 		pr_debug("size = %Zu, mtu = %u\n", size, mtu);
-		err = -EINVAL;
+		err = -EMSGSIZE;
 		goto out_dev;
 	}