diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index 989866af26e5edeaa271ee693bb3286331e27a10..d26d6836689da4d3febaf686d76fe1fd58bb6e02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -1237,8 +1237,6 @@ static inline void i40e_rx_checksum(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 
 	/* likely incorrect csum if alternate IP extension headers found */
 	if (ipv6 &&
-	    decoded.inner_prot == I40E_RX_PTYPE_INNER_PROT_TCP &&
-	    rx_error & (1 << I40E_RX_DESC_ERROR_L4E_SHIFT) &&
 	    rx_status & (1 << I40E_RX_DESC_STATUS_IPV6EXADD_SHIFT))
 		/* don't increment checksum err here, non-fatal err */
 		return;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
index b342f212e91fb04bf218cacff06d19b9f1529589..79bf96ca648954b390dbf60728ae687181292097 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -773,8 +773,6 @@ static inline void i40e_rx_checksum(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 
 	/* likely incorrect csum if alternate IP extension headers found */
 	if (ipv6 &&
-	    decoded.inner_prot == I40E_RX_PTYPE_INNER_PROT_TCP &&
-	    rx_error & (1 << I40E_RX_DESC_ERROR_L4E_SHIFT) &&
 	    rx_status & (1 << I40E_RX_DESC_STATUS_IPV6EXADD_SHIFT))
 		/* don't increment checksum err here, non-fatal err */
 		return;