diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 734adaeedc2c..d1d64dca7b91 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -2222,6 +2222,7 @@ static int unix_stream_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 		fds_sent = true;
 
 		if (unlikely(msg->msg_flags & MSG_SPLICE_PAGES)) {
+			skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
 			err = skb_splice_from_iter(skb, &msg->msg_iter, size,
 						   sk->sk_allocation);
 			if (err < 0) {