diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
index 765400b62168..2dfca96a63b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ static int smsc95xx_set_features(struct net_device *netdev,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (features & NETIF_F_HW_CSUM)
+	if (features & NETIF_F_IP_CSUM)
 		read_buf |= Tx_COE_EN_;
 	else
 		read_buf &= ~Tx_COE_EN_;
@@ -1279,12 +1279,19 @@ static int smsc95xx_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 
 	spin_lock_init(&pdata->mac_cr_lock);
 
+	/* LAN95xx devices do not alter the computed checksum of 0 to 0xffff.
+	 * RFC 2460, ipv6 UDP calculated checksum yields a result of zero must
+	 * be changed to 0xffff. RFC 768, ipv4 UDP computed checksum is zero,
+	 * it is transmitted as all ones. The zero transmitted checksum means
+	 * transmitter generated no checksum. Hence, enable csum offload only
+	 * for ipv4 packets.
+	 */
 	if (DEFAULT_TX_CSUM_ENABLE)
-		dev->net->features |= NETIF_F_HW_CSUM;
+		dev->net->features |= NETIF_F_IP_CSUM;
 	if (DEFAULT_RX_CSUM_ENABLE)
 		dev->net->features |= NETIF_F_RXCSUM;
 
-	dev->net->hw_features = NETIF_F_HW_CSUM | NETIF_F_RXCSUM;
+	dev->net->hw_features = NETIF_F_IP_CSUM | NETIF_F_RXCSUM;
 
 	smsc95xx_init_mac_address(dev);