diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
index 2bced34c19ba..f7103356ef56 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -2715,11 +2715,7 @@ static int e1000_tso(struct e1000_adapter *adapter,
 			cmd_length = E1000_TXD_CMD_IP;
 			ipcse = skb_transport_offset(skb) - 1;
 		} else if (skb_is_gso_v6(skb)) {
-			ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len = 0;
-			tcp_hdr(skb)->check =
-				~csum_ipv6_magic(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
-						 &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
-						 0, IPPROTO_TCP, 0);
+			tcp_v6_gso_csum_prep(skb);
 			ipcse = 0;
 		}
 		ipcss = skb_network_offset(skb);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
index db4ea58bac82..a5a270c5f494 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -5462,10 +5462,7 @@ static int e1000_tso(struct e1000_ring *tx_ring, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		cmd_length = E1000_TXD_CMD_IP;
 		ipcse = skb_transport_offset(skb) - 1;
 	} else if (skb_is_gso_v6(skb)) {
-		ipv6_hdr(skb)->payload_len = 0;
-		tcp_hdr(skb)->check = ~csum_ipv6_magic(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
-						       &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr,
-						       0, IPPROTO_TCP, 0);
+		tcp_v6_gso_csum_prep(skb);
 		ipcse = 0;
 	}
 	ipcss = skb_network_offset(skb);