diff --git a/drivers/net/macvtap.c b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
index 7869b06..6f38daf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvtap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		ret = virtio_net_hdr_from_skb(skb, &vnet_hdr,
-					      macvtap_is_little_endian(q));
+					      macvtap_is_little_endian(q), true);
 		if (ret)
 			BUG();
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index db6acec..18402d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		ret = virtio_net_hdr_from_skb(skb, &gso,
-					      tun_is_little_endian(tun));
+					      tun_is_little_endian(tun), true);
 		if (ret) {
 			struct skb_shared_info *sinfo = skb_shinfo(skb);
 			pr_err("unexpected GSO type: "
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index cbf1c61..51fc0c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@
 		hdr = skb_vnet_hdr(skb);
 
 	if (virtio_net_hdr_from_skb(skb, &hdr->hdr,
-				    virtio_is_little_endian(vi->vdev)))
+				    virtio_is_little_endian(vi->vdev), false))
 		BUG();
 
 	if (vi->mergeable_rx_bufs)
diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_net.h b/include/linux/virtio_net.h
index 40914bb..f211c34 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio_net.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio_net.h
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
 
 static inline int virtio_net_hdr_from_skb(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 					  struct virtio_net_hdr *hdr,
-					  bool little_endian)
+					  bool little_endian,
+					  bool has_data_valid)
 {
 	memset(hdr, 0, sizeof(*hdr));
 
@@ -91,6 +92,9 @@
 				skb_checksum_start_offset(skb));
 		hdr->csum_offset = __cpu_to_virtio16(little_endian,
 				skb->csum_offset);
+	} else if (has_data_valid &&
+		   skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY) {
+		hdr->flags = VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_DATA_VALID;
 	} /* else everything is zero */
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index dd23323..94e4a59 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -1972,7 +1972,7 @@
 {
 	*vnet_hdr = (const struct virtio_net_hdr) { 0 };
 
-	if (virtio_net_hdr_from_skb(skb, vnet_hdr, vio_le()))
+	if (virtio_net_hdr_from_skb(skb, vnet_hdr, vio_le(), true))
 		BUG();
 
 	return 0;