/* initialize outer IP header fields */
        if (ip.v4->version == 4) {
+               unsigned char *csum_start = skb_checksum_start(skb);
+               unsigned char *trans_start = ip.hdr + (ip.v4->ihl * 4);
+
                /* IP header will have to cancel out any data that
                 * is not a part of the outer IP header
                 */
-               ip.v4->check = csum_fold(csum_add(lco_csum(skb),
-                                                 csum_unfold(l4.tcp->check)));
+               ip.v4->check = csum_fold(csum_partial(trans_start,
+                                                     csum_start - trans_start,
+                                                     0));
                type_tucmd |= IXGBE_ADVTXD_TUCMD_IPV4;
 
                ip.v4->tot_len = 0;
 
 
        /* initialize outer IP header fields */
        if (ip.v4->version == 4) {
+               unsigned char *csum_start = skb_checksum_start(skb);
+               unsigned char *trans_start = ip.hdr + (ip.v4->ihl * 4);
+
                /* IP header will have to cancel out any data that
                 * is not a part of the outer IP header
                 */
-               ip.v4->check = csum_fold(csum_add(lco_csum(skb),
-                                                 csum_unfold(l4.tcp->check)));
+               ip.v4->check = csum_fold(csum_partial(trans_start,
+                                                     csum_start - trans_start,
+                                                     0));
                type_tucmd |= IXGBE_ADVTXD_TUCMD_IPV4;
 
                ip.v4->tot_len = 0;