diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
index 01a33cc58cf1adf454afd662fba7f72776aae2aa..9f71844042634e06af148b872e6a343c54a789f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
@@ -1156,7 +1156,6 @@ static int netbk_set_skb_gso(struct xenvif *vif,
 static int checksum_setup(struct xenvif *vif, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct iphdr *iph;
-	unsigned char *th;
 	int err = -EPROTO;
 	int recalculate_partial_csum = 0;
 
@@ -1180,28 +1179,26 @@ static int checksum_setup(struct xenvif *vif, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		goto out;
 
 	iph = (void *)skb->data;
-	th = skb->data + 4 * iph->ihl;
-	if (th >= skb_tail_pointer(skb))
-		goto out;
-
-	skb_set_transport_header(skb, 4 * iph->ihl);
-	skb->csum_start = th - skb->head;
 	switch (iph->protocol) {
 	case IPPROTO_TCP:
-		skb->csum_offset = offsetof(struct tcphdr, check);
+		if (!skb_partial_csum_set(skb, 4 * iph->ihl,
+					  offsetof(struct tcphdr, check)))
+			goto out;
 
 		if (recalculate_partial_csum) {
-			struct tcphdr *tcph = (struct tcphdr *)th;
+			struct tcphdr *tcph = tcp_hdr(skb);
 			tcph->check = ~csum_tcpudp_magic(iph->saddr, iph->daddr,
 							 skb->len - iph->ihl*4,
 							 IPPROTO_TCP, 0);
 		}
 		break;
 	case IPPROTO_UDP:
-		skb->csum_offset = offsetof(struct udphdr, check);
+		if (!skb_partial_csum_set(skb, 4 * iph->ihl,
+					  offsetof(struct udphdr, check)))
+			goto out;
 
 		if (recalculate_partial_csum) {
-			struct udphdr *udph = (struct udphdr *)th;
+			struct udphdr *udph = udp_hdr(skb);
 			udph->check = ~csum_tcpudp_magic(iph->saddr, iph->daddr,
 							 skb->len - iph->ihl*4,
 							 IPPROTO_UDP, 0);
@@ -1215,9 +1212,6 @@ static int checksum_setup(struct xenvif *vif, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if ((th + skb->csum_offset + 2) > skb_tail_pointer(skb))
-		goto out;
-
 	err = 0;
 
 out: