diff --git a/drivers/firewire/net.c b/drivers/firewire/net.c
index e7a711f53a6f7cd8f0b1316d324034b1ca2acc1c..df6a1caea7b6890e5b6d85b31c7c83a5cff55ddc 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/net.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/net.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ static int fwnet_finish_incoming_packet(struct net_device *net,
 	dev = netdev_priv(net);
 	/* Write metadata, and then pass to the receive level */
 	skb->dev = net;
-	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;  /* don't check it */
+	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
 
 	/*
 	 * Parse the encapsulation header. This actually does the job of