diff --git a/include/linux/udp.h b/include/linux/udp.h
index 42278bbf7a88..247cfdcc4b08 100644
--- a/include/linux/udp.h
+++ b/include/linux/udp.h
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ struct udp_sock {
 #define udp_portaddr_node	inet.sk.__sk_common.skc_portaddr_node
 	int		 pending;	/* Any pending frames ? */
 	unsigned int	 corkflag;	/* Cork is required */
-  	__u16		 encap_type;	/* Is this an Encapsulation socket? */
+	__u8		 encap_type;	/* Is this an Encapsulation socket? */
+	unsigned char	 no_check6_tx:1,/* Send zero UDP6 checksums on TX? */
+			 no_check6_rx:1;/* Allow zero UDP6 checksums on RX? */
 	/*
 	 * Following member retains the information to create a UDP header
 	 * when the socket is uncorked.
@@ -76,6 +78,26 @@ static inline struct udp_sock *udp_sk(const struct sock *sk)
 	return (struct udp_sock *)sk;
 }
 
+static inline void udp_set_no_check6_tx(struct sock *sk, bool val)
+{
+	udp_sk(sk)->no_check6_tx = val;
+}
+
+static inline void udp_set_no_check6_rx(struct sock *sk, bool val)
+{
+	udp_sk(sk)->no_check6_rx = val;
+}
+
+static inline bool udp_get_no_check6_tx(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	return udp_sk(sk)->no_check6_tx;
+}
+
+static inline bool udp_get_no_check6_rx(struct sock *sk)
+{
+	return udp_sk(sk)->no_check6_rx;
+}
+
 #define udp_portaddr_for_each_entry(__sk, node, list) \
 	hlist_nulls_for_each_entry(__sk, node, list, __sk_common.skc_portaddr_node)
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/udp.h b/include/uapi/linux/udp.h
index e2bcfd75a30d..16574ea18f0c 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/udp.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/udp.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ struct udphdr {
 /* UDP socket options */
 #define UDP_CORK	1	/* Never send partially complete segments */
 #define UDP_ENCAP	100	/* Set the socket to accept encapsulated packets */
+#define UDP_NO_CHECK6_TX 101	/* Disable sending checksum for UDP6X */
+#define UDP_NO_CHECK6_RX 102	/* Disable accpeting checksum for UDP6 */
 
 /* UDP encapsulation types */
 #define UDP_ENCAP_ESPINUDP_NON_IKE	1 /* draft-ietf-ipsec-nat-t-ike-00/01 */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp.c b/net/ipv4/udp.c
index 12c6175b29cd..e07d52b8617a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/udp.c
@@ -1968,7 +1968,7 @@ int udp_lib_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 		       int (*push_pending_frames)(struct sock *))
 {
 	struct udp_sock *up = udp_sk(sk);
-	int val;
+	int val, valbool;
 	int err = 0;
 	int is_udplite = IS_UDPLITE(sk);
 
@@ -1978,6 +1978,8 @@ int udp_lib_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 	if (get_user(val, (int __user *)optval))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
+	valbool = val ? 1 : 0;
+
 	switch (optname) {
 	case UDP_CORK:
 		if (val != 0) {
@@ -2007,6 +2009,14 @@ int udp_lib_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 		}
 		break;
 
+	case UDP_NO_CHECK6_TX:
+		up->no_check6_tx = valbool;
+		break;
+
+	case UDP_NO_CHECK6_RX:
+		up->no_check6_rx = valbool;
+		break;
+
 	/*
 	 * 	UDP-Lite's partial checksum coverage (RFC 3828).
 	 */
@@ -2089,6 +2099,14 @@ int udp_lib_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 		val = up->encap_type;
 		break;
 
+	case UDP_NO_CHECK6_TX:
+		val = up->no_check6_tx;
+		break;
+
+	case UDP_NO_CHECK6_RX:
+		val = up->no_check6_rx;
+		break;
+
 	/* The following two cannot be changed on UDP sockets, the return is
 	 * always 0 (which corresponds to the full checksum coverage of UDP). */
 	case UDPLITE_SEND_CSCOV:
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index b8db453133aa..60325236446a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -794,10 +794,10 @@ static int __udp6_lib_mcast_deliver(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	dif = inet6_iif(skb);
 	sk = udp_v6_mcast_next(net, sk, uh->dest, daddr, uh->source, saddr, dif);
 	while (sk) {
-		/* If zero checksum and sk_no_check is not on for
+		/* If zero checksum and no_check is not on for
 		 * the socket then skip it.
 		 */
-		if (uh->check || sk->sk_no_check_rx)
+		if (uh->check || udp_sk(sk)->no_check6_rx)
 			stack[count++] = sk;
 
 		sk = udp_v6_mcast_next(net, sk_nulls_next(sk), uh->dest, daddr,
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ int __udp6_lib_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct udp_table *udptable,
 	if (sk != NULL) {
 		int ret;
 
-		if (!uh->check && !sk->sk_no_check_rx) {
+		if (!uh->check && !udp_sk(sk)->no_check6_rx) {
 			sock_put(sk);
 			udp6_csum_zero_error(skb);
 			goto csum_error;
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ static int udp_v6_push_pending_frames(struct sock *sk)
 
 	if (is_udplite)
 		csum = udplite_csum_outgoing(sk, skb);
-	else if (sk->sk_no_check_tx) {   /* UDP csum disabled */
+	else if (up->no_check6_tx) {   /* UDP csum disabled */
 		skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
 		goto send;
 	} else if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL) { /* UDP hardware csum */