diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_net.h b/include/linux/virtio_net.h
index 823e28042f41..62613d4d84b7 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio_net.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio_net.h
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ retry:
 			break;
 		case SKB_GSO_TCPV4:
 		case SKB_GSO_TCPV6:
-			if (skb->csum_offset != offsetof(struct tcphdr, check))
+			if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL &&
+			    skb->csum_offset != offsetof(struct tcphdr, check))
 				return -EINVAL;
 			break;
 		}