diff --git a/net/rxrpc/local_object.c b/net/rxrpc/local_object.c
index a4111408ffd0c..6a1611b0e3037 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/local_object.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/local_object.c
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ static int rxrpc_open_socket(struct rxrpc_local *local, struct net *net)
 	       local, srx->transport_type, srx->transport.family);
 
 	udp_conf.family = srx->transport.family;
+	udp_conf.use_udp_checksums = true;
 	if (udp_conf.family == AF_INET) {
 		udp_conf.local_ip = srx->transport.sin.sin_addr;
 		udp_conf.local_udp_port = srx->transport.sin.sin_port;
@@ -124,6 +125,8 @@ static int rxrpc_open_socket(struct rxrpc_local *local, struct net *net)
 	} else {
 		udp_conf.local_ip6 = srx->transport.sin6.sin6_addr;
 		udp_conf.local_udp_port = srx->transport.sin6.sin6_port;
+		udp_conf.use_udp6_tx_checksums = true;
+		udp_conf.use_udp6_rx_checksums = true;
 #endif
 	}
 	ret = udp_sock_create(net, &udp_conf, &local->socket);