diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 38d9d276ab8b..77037fd377b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -320,6 +320,11 @@ static void *swap_buffer(void *bufaddr, int len)
 	return bufaddr;
 }
 
+static inline bool is_ipv4_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP) && ip_hdr(skb)->version == 4;
+}
+
 static int
 fec_enet_clear_csum(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 {
@@ -330,7 +335,8 @@ fec_enet_clear_csum(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 	if (unlikely(skb_cow_head(skb, 0)))
 		return -1;
 
-	ip_hdr(skb)->check = 0;
+	if (is_ipv4_pkt(skb))
+		ip_hdr(skb)->check = 0;
 	*(__sum16 *)(skb->head + skb->csum_start + skb->csum_offset) = 0;
 
 	return 0;