diff --git a/drivers/net/ibmveth.c b/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
index 07830f918aed..8dd5fccef725 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ static int ibmveth_set_csum_offload(struct net_device *dev, u32 data)
 	struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(dev);
 	unsigned long set_attr, clr_attr, ret_attr;
 	unsigned long set_attr6, clr_attr6;
-	long ret, ret6;
+	long ret, ret4, ret6;
 	int rc1 = 0, rc2 = 0;
 	int restart = 0;
 
@@ -770,6 +770,8 @@ static int ibmveth_set_csum_offload(struct net_device *dev, u32 data)
 
 	set_attr = 0;
 	clr_attr = 0;
+	set_attr6 = 0;
+	clr_attr6 = 0;
 
 	if (data) {
 		set_attr = IBMVETH_ILLAN_IPV4_TCP_CSUM;
@@ -784,16 +786,20 @@ static int ibmveth_set_csum_offload(struct net_device *dev, u32 data)
 	if (ret == H_SUCCESS && !(ret_attr & IBMVETH_ILLAN_ACTIVE_TRUNK) &&
 	    !(ret_attr & IBMVETH_ILLAN_TRUNK_PRI_MASK) &&
 	    (ret_attr & IBMVETH_ILLAN_PADDED_PKT_CSUM)) {
-		ret = h_illan_attributes(adapter->vdev->unit_address, clr_attr,
+		ret4 = h_illan_attributes(adapter->vdev->unit_address, clr_attr,
 					 set_attr, &ret_attr);
 
-		if (ret != H_SUCCESS) {
+		if (ret4 != H_SUCCESS) {
 			netdev_err(dev, "unable to change IPv4 checksum "
 					"offload settings. %d rc=%ld\n",
-					data, ret);
+					data, ret4);
+
+			h_illan_attributes(adapter->vdev->unit_address,
+					   set_attr, clr_attr, &ret_attr);
+
+			if (data == 1)
+				dev->features &= ~NETIF_F_IP_CSUM;
 
-			ret = h_illan_attributes(adapter->vdev->unit_address,
-						 set_attr, clr_attr, &ret_attr);
 		} else {
 			adapter->fw_ipv4_csum_support = data;
 		}
@@ -804,15 +810,18 @@ static int ibmveth_set_csum_offload(struct net_device *dev, u32 data)
 		if (ret6 != H_SUCCESS) {
 			netdev_err(dev, "unable to change IPv6 checksum "
 					"offload settings. %d rc=%ld\n",
-					data, ret);
+					data, ret6);
+
+			h_illan_attributes(adapter->vdev->unit_address,
+					   set_attr6, clr_attr6, &ret_attr);
+
+			if (data == 1)
+				dev->features &= ~NETIF_F_IPV6_CSUM;
 
-			ret = h_illan_attributes(adapter->vdev->unit_address,
-						 set_attr6, clr_attr6,
-						 &ret_attr);
 		} else
 			adapter->fw_ipv6_csum_support = data;
 
-		if (ret == H_SUCCESS || ret6 == H_SUCCESS)
+		if (ret4 == H_SUCCESS || ret6 == H_SUCCESS)
 			adapter->rx_csum = data;
 		else
 			rc1 = -EIO;