diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c
index 6f82812d0fab9e2e5697b3770d2c3c524b5daeab..09aa310b619475a82c6dffc81752f8584ff9ddee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c
@@ -986,8 +986,13 @@ qlcnic_process_lro(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter,
 	th->seq = htonl(seq_number);
 	length = skb->len;
 
-	if (adapter->flags & QLCNIC_FW_LRO_MSS_CAP)
+	if (adapter->flags & QLCNIC_FW_LRO_MSS_CAP) {
 		skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size = qlcnic_get_lro_sts_mss(sts_data1);
+		if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6))
+			skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type = SKB_GSO_TCPV6;
+		else
+			skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type = SKB_GSO_TCPV4;
+	}
 
 	if (vid != 0xffff)
 		__vlan_hwaccel_put_tag(skb, vid);