diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
index 459614d2d7bcfff471f08f2866a1cc667a272a76..94d5f59d5a6f0a1de6dd8cc5ad44fc2083649b98 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@ static inline u32 bnx2x_xmit_type(struct bnx2x *bp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		rc = XMIT_PLAIN;
 
 	else {
-		if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
+		if (vlan_get_protocol(skb) == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
 			rc = XMIT_CSUM_V6;
 			if (ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr == IPPROTO_TCP)
 				rc |= XMIT_CSUM_TCP;