diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
index d750d97..f3185c7 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 	[NL802154_ATTR_PAGE] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
 	[NL802154_ATTR_CHANNEL] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
 
-	[NL802154_ATTR_TX_POWER] = { .type = NLA_S8, },
+	[NL802154_ATTR_TX_POWER] = { .type = NLA_S32, },
 
 	[NL802154_ATTR_CCA_MODE] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
 	[NL802154_ATTR_CCA_OPT] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 	}
 
-	if (nla_put_s8(msg, NL802154_ATTR_TX_POWER,
-		       rdev->wpan_phy.transmit_power))
+	if (nla_put_s32(msg, NL802154_ATTR_TX_POWER,
+			rdev->wpan_phy.transmit_power))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
 finish: