diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/main.c
index 5053c054aaad4464a96d6bb0b1e75c6a1b034fe4..dda9c18e55067f652d83e047074eca0bee9ce837 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/main.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static char *board_type_param = "hdk";
 static bool dc2dc_param = false;
 static int n_antennas_2_param = 1;
 static int n_antennas_5_param = 1;
-static bool checksum_param = true;
+static bool checksum_param = false;
 static bool enable_11a_param = true;
 static int low_band_component = -1;
 static int low_band_component_type = -1;
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ module_param_named(n_antennas_5, n_antennas_5_param, uint, S_IRUSR);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(n_antennas_5, "Number of installed 5GHz antennas: 1 (default) or 2");
 
 module_param_named(checksum, checksum_param, bool, S_IRUSR);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(checksum, "Enable TCP checksum: boolean (defaults to true)");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(checksum, "Enable TCP checksum: boolean (defaults to false)");
 
 module_param_named(enable_11a, enable_11a_param, bool, S_IRUSR);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable_11a, "Enable 11a (5GHz): boolean (defaults to true)");