diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c
index b723e3bcab39e8..ca3a38421ee747 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ static int get_fixed_ipv6_csum(__wsum hw_checksum, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	if (ipv6h->nexthdr == IPPROTO_FRAGMENT || ipv6h->nexthdr == IPPROTO_HOPOPTS)
 		return -1;
-	hw_checksum = csum_add(hw_checksum, (__force __wsum)(ipv6h->nexthdr << 8));
+	hw_checksum = csum_add(hw_checksum, (__force __wsum)htons(ipv6h->nexthdr));
 
 	csum_pseudo_hdr = csum_partial(&ipv6h->saddr,
 				       sizeof(ipv6h->saddr) + sizeof(ipv6h->daddr), 0);