diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index d86446d202d5..15deac07fd92 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -3849,6 +3849,10 @@ static void ixgbevf_tx_csum(struct ixgbevf_ring *tx_ring,
 		skb_checksum_help(skb);
 		goto no_csum;
 	}
+
+	if (first->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP))
+		type_tucmd |= IXGBE_ADVTXD_TUCMD_IPV4;
+
 	/* update TX checksum flag */
 	first->tx_flags |= IXGBE_TX_FLAGS_CSUM;
 	vlan_macip_lens = skb_checksum_start_offset(skb) -