diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
index 1b72749979c4..abd492b7336d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -3749,34 +3749,50 @@ static bool e1000_tx_csum(struct e1000_adapter *adapter, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct e1000_buffer *buffer_info;
 	unsigned int i;
 	u8 css;
+	u32 cmd_len = E1000_TXD_CMD_DEXT;
 
-	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL) {
-		css = skb_transport_offset(skb);
+	if (skb->ip_summed != CHECKSUM_PARTIAL)
+		return 0;
 
-		i = tx_ring->next_to_use;
-		buffer_info = &tx_ring->buffer_info[i];
-		context_desc = E1000_CONTEXT_DESC(*tx_ring, i);
-
-		context_desc->lower_setup.ip_config = 0;
-		context_desc->upper_setup.tcp_fields.tucss = css;
-		context_desc->upper_setup.tcp_fields.tucso =
-					css + skb->csum_offset;
-		context_desc->upper_setup.tcp_fields.tucse = 0;
-		context_desc->tcp_seg_setup.data = 0;
-		context_desc->cmd_and_length = cpu_to_le32(E1000_TXD_CMD_DEXT);
-
-		buffer_info->time_stamp = jiffies;
-		buffer_info->next_to_watch = i;
-
-		i++;
-		if (i == tx_ring->count)
-			i = 0;
-		tx_ring->next_to_use = i;
-
-		return 1;
+	switch (skb->protocol) {
+	case __constant_htons(ETH_P_IP):
+		if (ip_hdr(skb)->protocol == IPPROTO_TCP)
+			cmd_len |= E1000_TXD_CMD_TCP;
+		break;
+	case __constant_htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
+		/* XXX not handling all IPV6 headers */
+		if (ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr == IPPROTO_TCP)
+			cmd_len |= E1000_TXD_CMD_TCP;
+		break;
+	default:
+		if (unlikely(net_ratelimit()))
+			e_warn("checksum_partial proto=%x!\n", skb->protocol);
+		break;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	css = skb_transport_offset(skb);
+
+	i = tx_ring->next_to_use;
+	buffer_info = &tx_ring->buffer_info[i];
+	context_desc = E1000_CONTEXT_DESC(*tx_ring, i);
+
+	context_desc->lower_setup.ip_config = 0;
+	context_desc->upper_setup.tcp_fields.tucss = css;
+	context_desc->upper_setup.tcp_fields.tucso =
+				css + skb->csum_offset;
+	context_desc->upper_setup.tcp_fields.tucse = 0;
+	context_desc->tcp_seg_setup.data = 0;
+	context_desc->cmd_and_length = cpu_to_le32(cmd_len);
+
+	buffer_info->time_stamp = jiffies;
+	buffer_info->next_to_watch = i;
+
+	i++;
+	if (i == tx_ring->count)
+		i = 0;
+	tx_ring->next_to_use = i;
+
+	return 1;
 }
 
 #define E1000_MAX_PER_TXD	8192