diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c
index f4424063b860..0efe7112fc1f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ static int fcoe_xmit(struct fc_lport *lport, struct fc_frame *fp)
 
 	/* crc offload */
 	if (likely(lport->crc_offload)) {
-		skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
+		skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_PARTIAL;
 		skb->csum_start = skb_headroom(skb);
 		skb->csum_offset = skb->len;
 		crc = 0;