diff --git a/cpu/cc26xx-cc13xx/rf-core/rf-core.c b/cpu/cc26xx-cc13xx/rf-core/rf-core.c
index 932297b91..8efe41dac 100644
--- a/cpu/cc26xx-cc13xx/rf-core/rf-core.c
+++ b/cpu/cc26xx-cc13xx/rf-core/rf-core.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ rf_core_send_cmd(uint32_t cmd, uint32_t *status)
 
   HWREG(RFC_DBELL_BASE + RFC_DBELL_O_CMDR) = cmd;
   do {
-    *status = HWREG(RFC_DBELL_BASE + RFC_DBELL_O_CMDSTA) & 0xFF;
+    *status = HWREG(RFC_DBELL_BASE + RFC_DBELL_O_CMDSTA);
     if(++timeout_count > 50000) {
       PRINTF("rf_core_send_cmd: 0x%08lx Timeout\n", cmd);
       if(!interrupts_disabled) {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ rf_core_send_cmd(uint32_t cmd, uint32_t *status)
       }
       return RF_CORE_CMD_ERROR;
     }
-  } while(*status == RF_CORE_CMDSTA_PENDING);
+  } while((*status & RF_CORE_CMDSTA_RESULT_MASK) == RF_CORE_CMDSTA_PENDING);
 
   if(!interrupts_disabled) {
     ti_lib_int_master_enable();