diff --git a/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c b/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
index 651c2699d5e1..b528ce77c406 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
@@ -1652,6 +1652,11 @@ static void eth_tx_fill_frag_descs(struct mv643xx_private *mp,
 	}
 }
 
+static inline __be16 sum16_as_be(__sum16 sum)
+{
+	return (__force __be16)sum;
+}
+
 /**
  * eth_tx_submit_descs_for_skb - submit data from an skb to the tx hw
  *
@@ -1689,7 +1694,7 @@ static void eth_tx_submit_descs_for_skb(struct mv643xx_private *mp,
 	desc->buf_ptr = dma_map_single(NULL, skb->data, length, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 
 	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL) {
-		BUG_ON(skb->protocol != ETH_P_IP);
+		BUG_ON(skb->protocol != htons(ETH_P_IP));
 
 		cmd_sts |= ETH_GEN_TCP_UDP_CHECKSUM |
 			   ETH_GEN_IP_V_4_CHECKSUM  |
@@ -1698,10 +1703,10 @@ static void eth_tx_submit_descs_for_skb(struct mv643xx_private *mp,
 		switch (ip_hdr(skb)->protocol) {
 		case IPPROTO_UDP:
 			cmd_sts |= ETH_UDP_FRAME;
-			desc->l4i_chk = udp_hdr(skb)->check;
+			desc->l4i_chk = ntohs(sum16_as_be(udp_hdr(skb)->check));
 			break;
 		case IPPROTO_TCP:
-			desc->l4i_chk = tcp_hdr(skb)->check;
+			desc->l4i_chk = ntohs(sum16_as_be(tcp_hdr(skb)->check));
 			break;
 		default:
 			BUG();