diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index 55f151fca1dc..a8868e1bf832 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -1280,8 +1280,8 @@ static inline void i40e_rx_checksum(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 				    union i40e_rx_desc *rx_desc)
 {
 	struct i40e_rx_ptype_decoded decoded;
-	bool ipv4, ipv6, tunnel = false;
 	u32 rx_error, rx_status;
+	bool ipv4, ipv6;
 	u8 ptype;
 	u64 qword;
 
@@ -1336,19 +1336,23 @@ static inline void i40e_rx_checksum(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 	if (rx_error & BIT(I40E_RX_DESC_ERROR_PPRS_SHIFT))
 		return;
 
-	/* The hardware supported by this driver does not validate outer
-	 * checksums for tunneled VXLAN or GENEVE frames.  I don't agree
-	 * with it but the specification states that you "MAY validate", it
-	 * doesn't make it a hard requirement so if we have validated the
-	 * inner checksum report CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY.
+	/* If there is an outer header present that might contain a checksum
+	 * we need to bump the checksum level by 1 to reflect the fact that
+	 * we are indicating we validated the inner checksum.
 	 */
-	if (decoded.inner_prot & (I40E_RX_PTYPE_INNER_PROT_TCP |
-				  I40E_RX_PTYPE_INNER_PROT_UDP |
-				  I40E_RX_PTYPE_INNER_PROT_SCTP))
-		tunnel = true;
+	if (decoded.tunnel_type >= I40E_RX_PTYPE_TUNNEL_IP_GRENAT)
+		skb->csum_level = 1;
 
-	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
-	skb->csum_level = tunnel ? 1 : 0;
+	/* Only report checksum unnecessary for TCP, UDP, or SCTP */
+	switch (decoded.inner_prot) {
+	case I40E_RX_PTYPE_INNER_PROT_TCP:
+	case I40E_RX_PTYPE_INNER_PROT_UDP:
+	case I40E_RX_PTYPE_INNER_PROT_SCTP:
+		skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
+		/* fall though */
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
 
 	return;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
index be99189da925..79d99cd91b24 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -752,8 +752,8 @@ static inline void i40e_rx_checksum(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 				    union i40e_rx_desc *rx_desc)
 {
 	struct i40e_rx_ptype_decoded decoded;
-	bool ipv4, ipv6, tunnel = false;
 	u32 rx_error, rx_status;
+	bool ipv4, ipv6;
 	u8 ptype;
 	u64 qword;
 
@@ -808,19 +808,23 @@ static inline void i40e_rx_checksum(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 	if (rx_error & BIT(I40E_RX_DESC_ERROR_PPRS_SHIFT))
 		return;
 
-	/* The hardware supported by this driver does not validate outer
-	 * checksums for tunneled VXLAN or GENEVE frames.  I don't agree
-	 * with it but the specification states that you "MAY validate", it
-	 * doesn't make it a hard requirement so if we have validated the
-	 * inner checksum report CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY.
+	/* If there is an outer header present that might contain a checksum
+	 * we need to bump the checksum level by 1 to reflect the fact that
+	 * we are indicating we validated the inner checksum.
 	 */
-	if (decoded.inner_prot & (I40E_RX_PTYPE_INNER_PROT_TCP |
-				  I40E_RX_PTYPE_INNER_PROT_UDP |
-				  I40E_RX_PTYPE_INNER_PROT_SCTP))
-		tunnel = true;
+	if (decoded.tunnel_type >= I40E_RX_PTYPE_TUNNEL_IP_GRENAT)
+		skb->csum_level = 1;
 
-	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
-	skb->csum_level = tunnel ? 1 : 0;
+	/* Only report checksum unnecessary for TCP, UDP, or SCTP */
+	switch (decoded.inner_prot) {
+	case I40E_RX_PTYPE_INNER_PROT_TCP:
+	case I40E_RX_PTYPE_INNER_PROT_UDP:
+	case I40E_RX_PTYPE_INNER_PROT_SCTP:
+		skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
+		/* fall though */
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
 
 	return;