diff --git a/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_b91.c b/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_b91.c
index fafbbe6dea..ddb6673a85 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_b91.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_b91.c
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ static void b91_handle_ack(void)
 	struct net_pkt *ack_pkt;
 
 	/* allocate ack packet */
-	ack_pkt = net_pkt_alloc_with_buffer(data.iface, B91_ACK_FRAME_LEN,
-					    AF_UNSPEC, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
+	ack_pkt = net_pkt_rx_alloc_with_buffer(data.iface, B91_ACK_FRAME_LEN,
+					       AF_UNSPEC, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
 	if (!ack_pkt) {
 		LOG_ERR("No free packet available.");
 		return;
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static void b91_rf_rx_isr(void)
 		}
 
 		/* get packet pointer from NET stack */
-		pkt = net_pkt_alloc_with_buffer(data.iface, length, AF_UNSPEC, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
+		pkt = net_pkt_rx_alloc_with_buffer(data.iface, length, AF_UNSPEC, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
 		if (!pkt) {
 			LOG_ERR("No pkt available");
 			goto exit;
diff --git a/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_cc1200.c b/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_cc1200.c
index 2e8c48e37e..a6fbd009b4 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_cc1200.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_cc1200.c
@@ -466,8 +466,8 @@ static void cc1200_rx(void *arg)
 			goto flush;
 		}
 
-		pkt = net_pkt_alloc_with_buffer(cc1200->iface, pkt_len,
-						AF_UNSPEC, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
+		pkt = net_pkt_rx_alloc_with_buffer(cc1200->iface, pkt_len,
+						   AF_UNSPEC, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
 		if (!pkt) {
 			LOG_ERR("No free pkt available");
 			goto flush;
diff --git a/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_cc2520.c b/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_cc2520.c
index 1efc91cba8..d46da6ac7f 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_cc2520.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_cc2520.c
@@ -616,8 +616,8 @@ static void cc2520_rx(void *arg)
 			goto flush;
 		}
 
-		pkt = net_pkt_alloc_with_buffer(cc2520->iface, pkt_len,
-						AF_UNSPEC, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
+		pkt = net_pkt_rx_alloc_with_buffer(cc2520->iface, pkt_len,
+						   AF_UNSPEC, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
 		if (!pkt) {
 			LOG_ERR("No pkt available");
 			goto flush;
diff --git a/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_dw1000.c b/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_dw1000.c
index 034614e802..8c85135fc8 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_dw1000.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_dw1000.c
@@ -420,8 +420,8 @@ static inline void dwt_irq_handle_rx(const struct device *dev, uint32_t sys_stat
 		pkt_len -= DWT_FCS_LENGTH;
 	}
 
-	pkt = net_pkt_alloc_with_buffer(ctx->iface, pkt_len,
-					AF_UNSPEC, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
+	pkt = net_pkt_rx_alloc_with_buffer(ctx->iface, pkt_len,
+					   AF_UNSPEC, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
 	if (!pkt) {
 		LOG_ERR("No buf available");
 		goto rx_out_enable_rx;
diff --git a/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_kw41z.c b/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_kw41z.c
index 29072d061a..5a9f9a0443 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_kw41z.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_kw41z.c
@@ -514,8 +514,8 @@ static inline void kw41z_rx(struct kw41z_context *kw41z, uint8_t len)
 	pkt_len = len - KW41Z_FCS_LENGTH;
 #endif
 
-	pkt = net_pkt_alloc_with_buffer(kw41z->iface, pkt_len,
-					AF_UNSPEC, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
+	pkt = net_pkt_rx_alloc_with_buffer(kw41z->iface, pkt_len,
+					   AF_UNSPEC, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
 	if (!pkt) {
 		LOG_ERR("No buf available");
 		goto out;
@@ -582,8 +582,8 @@ static void handle_ack(struct kw41z_context *kw41z, uint8_t seq_number)
 	struct net_pkt *ack_pkt;
 	uint8_t ack_psdu[ACK_FRAME_LEN];
 
-	ack_pkt = net_pkt_alloc_with_buffer(kw41z->iface, ACK_FRAME_LEN,
-					    AF_UNSPEC, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
+	ack_pkt = net_pkt_rx_alloc_with_buffer(kw41z->iface, ACK_FRAME_LEN,
+					       AF_UNSPEC, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
 	if (!ack_pkt) {
 		LOG_ERR("No free packet available.");
 		return;
diff --git a/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_mcr20a.c b/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_mcr20a.c
index b7814d6dc7..ba14e77a12 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_mcr20a.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_mcr20a.c
@@ -557,8 +557,8 @@ static inline void mcr20a_rx(const struct device *dev, uint8_t len)
 
 	pkt_len = len - MCR20A_FCS_LENGTH;
 
-	pkt = net_pkt_alloc_with_buffer(mcr20a->iface, pkt_len,
-					AF_UNSPEC, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
+	pkt = net_pkt_rx_alloc_with_buffer(mcr20a->iface, pkt_len,
+					   AF_UNSPEC, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
 	if (!pkt) {
 		LOG_ERR("No buf available");
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_nrf5.c b/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_nrf5.c
index c604e16307..a1d7b976de 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_nrf5.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_nrf5.c
@@ -380,8 +380,8 @@ static int handle_ack(struct nrf5_802154_data *nrf5_radio)
 		ack_len = nrf5_radio->ack_frame.psdu[0] - NRF5_FCS_LENGTH;
 	}
 
-	ack_pkt = net_pkt_alloc_with_buffer(nrf5_radio->iface, ack_len,
-					    AF_UNSPEC, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
+	ack_pkt = net_pkt_rx_alloc_with_buffer(nrf5_radio->iface, ack_len,
+					       AF_UNSPEC, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
 	if (!ack_pkt) {
 		LOG_ERR("No free packet available.");
 		err = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_rf2xx.c b/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_rf2xx.c
index 542c56eb5c..b8d1a1799d 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_rf2xx.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee802154/ieee802154_rf2xx.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static void rf2xx_trx_rx(const struct device *dev)
 
 	/*
 	 * The rf2xx frame buffer can have length > 128 bytes. The
-	 * net_pkt_alloc_with_buffer allocates max value of 128 bytes.
+	 * net_pkt_rx_alloc_with_buffer allocates max value of 128 bytes.
 	 *
 	 * This obligate the driver to have rx_buf statically allocated with
 	 * RX2XX_MAX_FRAME_SIZE.
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ static void rf2xx_trx_rx(const struct device *dev)
 		pkt_len -= RX2XX_FRAME_FCS_LENGTH;
 	}
 
-	pkt = net_pkt_alloc_with_buffer(ctx->iface, pkt_len,
-					AF_UNSPEC, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
+	pkt = net_pkt_rx_alloc_with_buffer(ctx->iface, pkt_len,
+					   AF_UNSPEC, 0, K_NO_WAIT);
 
 	if (!pkt) {
 		LOG_ERR("No buf available");