diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
index 424bc89184c6..5a43cbf9103f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
@@ -805,7 +805,8 @@ static inline void mlx5e_handle_csum(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 csum_unnecessary:
 	if (likely((cqe->hds_ip_ext & CQE_L3_OK) &&
-		   (cqe->hds_ip_ext & CQE_L4_OK))) {
+		   ((cqe->hds_ip_ext & CQE_L4_OK) ||
+		    (get_cqe_l4_hdr_type(cqe) == CQE_L4_HDR_TYPE_NONE)))) {
 		skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
 		if (cqe_is_tunneled(cqe)) {
 			skb->csum_level = 1;