diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c
index 7e2ebfc565ee..ff62dc7485d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/hrtimer.h>
 #include <linux/ktime.h>
+#include <linux/if_vlan.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/ppp_defs.h>
 #include <net/ip.h>
 #include <net/ipv6.h>
@@ -4266,7 +4267,7 @@ static void mvpp2_txq_desc_put(struct mvpp2_tx_queue *txq)
 }
 
 /* Set Tx descriptors fields relevant for CSUM calculation */
-static u32 mvpp2_txq_desc_csum(int l3_offs, int l3_proto,
+static u32 mvpp2_txq_desc_csum(int l3_offs, __be16 l3_proto,
 			       int ip_hdr_len, int l4_proto)
 {
 	u32 command;
@@ -5019,14 +5020,15 @@ static u32 mvpp2_skb_tx_csum(struct mvpp2_port *port, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL) {
 		int ip_hdr_len = 0;
 		u8 l4_proto;
+		__be16 l3_proto = vlan_get_protocol(skb);
 
-		if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
+		if (l3_proto == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
 			struct iphdr *ip4h = ip_hdr(skb);
 
 			/* Calculate IPv4 checksum and L4 checksum */
 			ip_hdr_len = ip4h->ihl;
 			l4_proto = ip4h->protocol;
-		} else if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
+		} else if (l3_proto == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
 			struct ipv6hdr *ip6h = ipv6_hdr(skb);
 
 			/* Read l4_protocol from one of IPv6 extra headers */
@@ -5038,7 +5040,7 @@ static u32 mvpp2_skb_tx_csum(struct mvpp2_port *port, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		}
 
 		return mvpp2_txq_desc_csum(skb_network_offset(skb),
-				skb->protocol, ip_hdr_len, l4_proto);
+					   l3_proto, ip_hdr_len, l4_proto);
 	}
 
 	return MVPP2_TXD_L4_CSUM_NOT | MVPP2_TXD_IP_CSUM_DISABLE;