diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ieee802154/Kconfig
index 95da876c5613..1075e24b11de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/Kconfig
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ config IEEE802154_CA8210_DEBUGFS
 
 config IEEE802154_MCR20A
 	tristate "MCR20A transceiver driver"
+	select REGMAP_SPI
 	depends on IEEE802154_DRIVERS && MAC802154
 	depends on SPI
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/mcr20a.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/mcr20a.c
index 433fb5839203..020d392a98b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/mcr20a.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/mcr20a.c
@@ -1302,16 +1302,13 @@ mcr20a_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		irq_type = IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING;
 
 	ret = devm_request_irq(&spi->dev, spi->irq, mcr20a_irq_isr,
-			       irq_type, dev_name(&spi->dev), lp);
+			       irq_type | IRQF_NO_AUTOEN, dev_name(&spi->dev), lp);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&spi->dev, "could not request_irq for mcr20a\n");
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto free_dev;
 	}
 
-	/* disable_irq by default and wait for starting hardware */
-	disable_irq(spi->irq);
-
 	ret = ieee802154_register_hw(hw);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_crit(&spi->dev, "ieee802154_register_hw failed\n");
diff --git a/net/mac802154/scan.c b/net/mac802154/scan.c
index 1c0eeaa76560..a6dab3cc3ad8 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/scan.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ void mac802154_scan_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct ieee802154_local *local =
 		container_of(work, struct ieee802154_local, scan_work.work);
 	struct cfg802154_scan_request *scan_req;
+	enum nl802154_scan_types scan_req_type;
 	struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata;
 	unsigned int scan_duration = 0;
 	struct wpan_phy *wpan_phy;
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ void mac802154_scan_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 
 	wpan_phy = scan_req->wpan_phy;
+	scan_req_type = scan_req->type;
 	scan_req_duration = scan_req->duration;
 
 	/* Look for the next valid chan */
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ void mac802154_scan_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 		goto end_scan;
 	}
 
-	if (scan_req->type == NL802154_SCAN_ACTIVE) {
+	if (scan_req_type == NL802154_SCAN_ACTIVE) {
 		ret = mac802154_transmit_beacon_req(local, sdata);
 		if (ret)
 			dev_err(&sdata->dev->dev,