diff --git a/drivers/net/macvtap.c b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
index 6f226de655a4..880cc090dc44 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvtap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
@@ -629,6 +629,8 @@ static void macvtap_skb_to_vnet_hdr(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL) {
 		vnet_hdr->flags = VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM;
 		vnet_hdr->csum_start = skb_checksum_start_offset(skb);
+		if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb))
+			vnet_hdr->csum_start += VLAN_HLEN;
 		vnet_hdr->csum_offset = skb->csum_offset;
 	} else if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY) {
 		vnet_hdr->flags = VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_DATA_VALID;