diff --git a/esp-wifi/CHANGELOG.md b/esp-wifi/CHANGELOG.md
index 7af1bf14057..d757f42955d 100644
--- a/esp-wifi/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/esp-wifi/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Fixed a problem using BLE on ESP32-C6 when connected via Serial-JTAG (#2981)
 
+- Fix a possible dead-lock when the rx-queue is overrun (#3015)
+
 ### Removed
 
 ## 0.12.0 - 2025-01-15
diff --git a/esp-wifi/src/wifi/mod.rs b/esp-wifi/src/wifi/mod.rs
index aede5895434..8f4e93e6f19 100644
--- a/esp-wifi/src/wifi/mod.rs
+++ b/esp-wifi/src/wifi/mod.rs
@@ -1536,12 +1536,12 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn recv_cb_sta(
     // which will try to lock an internal mutex. If the mutex is already taken,
     // the function will try to trigger a context switch, which will fail if we
     // are in an interrupt-free context.
-    if DATA_QUEUE_RX_STA.with(|queue| {
+    if let Ok(()) = DATA_QUEUE_RX_STA.with(|queue| {
         if queue.len() < RX_QUEUE_SIZE {
             queue.push_back(packet);
-            true
+            Ok(())
         } else {
-            false
+            Err(packet)
         }
     }) {
         embassy::STA_RECEIVE_WAKER.wake();
@@ -1564,12 +1564,12 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn recv_cb_ap(
     // which will try to lock an internal mutex. If the mutex is already taken,
     // the function will try to trigger a context switch, which will fail if we
     // are in an interrupt-free context.
-    if DATA_QUEUE_RX_AP.with(|queue| {
+    if let Ok(()) = DATA_QUEUE_RX_AP.with(|queue| {
         if queue.len() < RX_QUEUE_SIZE {
             queue.push_back(packet);
-            true
+            Ok(())
         } else {
-            false
+            Err(packet)
         }
     }) {
         embassy::AP_RECEIVE_WAKER.wake();