diff --git a/core/net/mac/csma.c b/core/net/mac/csma.c
index e2776e35d..b8fa3c9a2 100644
--- a/core/net/mac/csma.c
+++ b/core/net/mac/csma.c
@@ -244,9 +244,7 @@ packet_sent(void *ptr, int status, int num_transmissions)
 
       /* This is needed to correctly attribute energy that we spent
          transmitting this packet. */
-      q = list_head(queued_packet_list);
-      queuebuf_free(q->buf);
-      q->buf = queuebuf_new_from_packetbuf();
+      queuebuf_update_attr_from_packetbuf(q->buf);
 
     } else {
       PRINTF("csma: drop with status %d after %d transmissions, %d collisions\n",
diff --git a/core/net/queuebuf.c b/core/net/queuebuf.c
index ca5988f7d..3a6bdbf10 100644
--- a/core/net/queuebuf.c
+++ b/core/net/queuebuf.c
@@ -163,6 +163,12 @@ queuebuf_new_from_packetbuf(void)
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 void
+queuebuf_update_attr_from_packetbuf(struct queuebuf *buf)
+{
+  packetbuf_attr_copyto(buf->attrs, buf->addrs);
+}
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+void
 queuebuf_free(struct queuebuf *buf)
 {
   if(memb_inmemb(&bufmem, buf)) {
diff --git a/core/net/queuebuf.h b/core/net/queuebuf.h
index 92c4b9148..f9d434100 100644
--- a/core/net/queuebuf.h
+++ b/core/net/queuebuf.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ struct queuebuf *queuebuf_new_from_packetbuf_debug(const char *file, int line);
 #else /* QUEUEBUF_DEBUG */
 struct queuebuf *queuebuf_new_from_packetbuf(void);
 #endif /* QUEUEBUF_DEBUG */
+void queuebuf_update_attr_from_packetbuf(struct queuebuf *b);
 
 void queuebuf_to_packetbuf(struct queuebuf *b);
 void queuebuf_free(struct queuebuf *b);