diff --git a/src/core/mac/wakeup_tx_scheduler.cpp b/src/core/mac/wakeup_tx_scheduler.cpp
index 58fd83368..2ae158f16 100644
--- a/src/core/mac/wakeup_tx_scheduler.cpp
+++ b/src/core/mac/wakeup_tx_scheduler.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ Mac::TxFrame *WakeupTxScheduler::PrepareWakeupFrame(Mac::TxFrames &aTxFrames)
     // the "free space" between the "n+1"-th and "n+2"-th wake-up frame.
     rendezvousTimeUs = mIntervalUs;
     rendezvousTimeUs += (mIntervalUs - (kWakeupFrameLength + kParentRequestLength) * kOctetDuration) / 2;
-    frame->GetRendezvousTimeIe()->SetRendezvousTime(rendezvousTimeUs / kUsPerTenSymbols);
+
+    frame->GetRendezvousTimeIe()->SetRendezvousTime(ClampToUint16(rendezvousTimeUs / kUsPerTenSymbols));
 
     connectionIe = frame->GetConnectionIe();
     connectionIe->SetRetryInterval(kConnectionRetryInterval);
diff --git a/src/core/mac/wakeup_tx_scheduler.hpp b/src/core/mac/wakeup_tx_scheduler.hpp
index 2ba9edc94..650934a23 100644
--- a/src/core/mac/wakeup_tx_scheduler.hpp
+++ b/src/core/mac/wakeup_tx_scheduler.hpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ private:
     Mac::ExtAddress mWedAddress;
     TimeMicro       mTxTimeUs;             // Point in time when the next TX occurs.
     TimeMicro       mTxEndTimeUs;          // Point in time when the wake-up sequence is over.
-    uint16_t        mTxRequestAheadTimeUs; // How much ahead the TX MAC operation needs to be requested.
+    uint32_t        mTxRequestAheadTimeUs; // How much ahead the TX MAC operation needs to be requested.
     uint16_t        mIntervalUs;           // Interval between consecutive wake-up frames.
     WakeupTimer     mTimer;
     bool            mIsRunning;