expected_opsize += TCPOLEN_MPTCP_DSS_MAP32;
                }
 
-               /* RFC 6824, Section 3.3:
-                * If a checksum is present, but its use had
-                * not been negotiated in the MP_CAPABLE handshake,
-                * the checksum field MUST be ignored.
+               /* Always parse any csum presence combination, we will enforce
+                * RFC 8684 Section 3.3.0 checks later in subflow_data_ready
                 */
                if (opsize != expected_opsize &&
                    opsize != expected_opsize + TCPOLEN_MPTCP_DSS_CHECKSUM)
                        mp_opt->data_len = get_unaligned_be16(ptr);
                        ptr += 2;
 
-                       pr_debug("data_seq=%llu subflow_seq=%u data_len=%u",
+                       if (opsize == expected_opsize + TCPOLEN_MPTCP_DSS_CHECKSUM) {
+                               mp_opt->csum_reqd = 1;
+                               mp_opt->csum = (__force __sum16)get_unaligned_be16(ptr);
+                               ptr += 2;
+                       }
+
+                       pr_debug("data_seq=%llu subflow_seq=%u data_len=%u csum=%d:%u",
                                 mp_opt->data_seq, mp_opt->subflow_seq,
-                                mp_opt->data_len);
+                                mp_opt->data_len, mp_opt->csum_reqd, mp_opt->csum);
                }
 
                break;