diff --git a/drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c b/drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c
index 00c5d7f..ae73439 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@
 		/* set the pointers right */
 		pDescr->VNextRxd = VNextDescr & 0xffffffffULL;
 		pDescr->pNextRxd = pNextDescr;
-		pDescr->TcpSumStarts = 0;
+		if (!IsTx) pDescr->TcpSumStarts = ETH_HLEN << 16 | ETH_HLEN;
 
 		/* advance one step */
 		pPrevDescr = pDescr;
@@ -2169,7 +2169,7 @@
 		} /* frame > SK_COPY_TRESHOLD */
 
 #ifdef USE_SK_RX_CHECKSUM
-		pMsg->csum = pRxd->TcpSums;
+		pMsg->csum = pRxd->TcpSums & 0xffff;
 		pMsg->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_HW;
 #else
 		pMsg->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;