diff --git a/drivers/net/can/peak_canfd/peak_canfd.c b/drivers/net/can/peak_canfd/peak_canfd.c
index 91b156b2123a..d0bdcc43b8ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/peak_canfd/peak_canfd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/peak_canfd/peak_canfd.c
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@ static int pucan_handle_status(struct peak_canfd_priv *priv,
 				return err;
 		}
 
-		/* start network queue (echo_skb array is empty) */
-		netif_start_queue(ndev);
+		/* wake network queue up (echo_skb array is empty) */
+		netif_wake_queue(ndev);
 
 		return 0;
 	}