diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
index fb3273517587f..cef4289d5716f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -1380,6 +1380,7 @@ static int __devinit igb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	netdev->vlan_features |= NETIF_F_TSO;
 	netdev->vlan_features |= NETIF_F_TSO6;
 	netdev->vlan_features |= NETIF_F_IP_CSUM;
+	netdev->vlan_features |= NETIF_F_IPV6_CSUM;
 	netdev->vlan_features |= NETIF_F_SG;
 
 	if (pci_using_dac)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 3f1770690bf0f..0bea096e964b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -5575,6 +5575,7 @@ static int __devinit ixgbe_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	netdev->vlan_features |= NETIF_F_TSO;
 	netdev->vlan_features |= NETIF_F_TSO6;
 	netdev->vlan_features |= NETIF_F_IP_CSUM;
+	netdev->vlan_features |= NETIF_F_IPV6_CSUM;
 	netdev->vlan_features |= NETIF_F_SG;
 
 	if (adapter->flags & IXGBE_FLAG_DCB_ENABLED)