diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 968dac3fcf58..ceca0d6c41b5 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -2246,8 +2246,7 @@ static int tpacket_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL)
 		status |= TP_STATUS_CSUMNOTREADY;
 	else if (skb->pkt_type != PACKET_OUTGOING &&
-		 (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_COMPLETE ||
-		  skb_csum_unnecessary(skb)))
+		 skb_csum_unnecessary(skb))
 		status |= TP_STATUS_CSUM_VALID;
 
 	if (snaplen > res)
@@ -3480,8 +3479,7 @@ static int packet_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 		if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL)
 			aux.tp_status |= TP_STATUS_CSUMNOTREADY;
 		else if (skb->pkt_type != PACKET_OUTGOING &&
-			 (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_COMPLETE ||
-			  skb_csum_unnecessary(skb)))
+			 skb_csum_unnecessary(skb))
 			aux.tp_status |= TP_STATUS_CSUM_VALID;
 
 		aux.tp_len = origlen;