diff --git a/include/nuttx/net/netdev.h b/include/nuttx/net/netdev.h
index 78210d4cc7..7c6b962b6b 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/net/netdev.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/net/netdev.h
@@ -871,6 +871,48 @@ uint16_t net_chksum(FAR uint16_t *data, uint16_t len);
 uint16_t net_chksum_iob(uint16_t sum, FAR struct iob_s *iob,
                         uint16_t offset);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_IPv4
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: ipv4_upperlayer_header_chksum
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Perform the checksum calculation over the IPv4, protocol headers,
+ *   IP source and destination addresses
+ *
+ * Input Parameters:
+ *   dev   - The network driver instance. The packet data is in the d_buf
+ *           of the device.
+ *   proto - The protocol being supported
+ *
+ * Returned Value:
+ *   The calculated checksum with pseudo-header and IP source and
+ *   destination addresses
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+uint16_t ipv4_upperlayer_header_chksum(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
+                                       uint8_t proto);
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: ipv4_upperlayer_payload_chksum
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Perform the checksum calculation over the iob data payload
+ *
+ * Input Parameters:
+ *   dev   - The network driver instance. The packet data is in the d_buf
+ *           of the device.
+ *   sum   - The default checksum
+ *
+ * Returned Value:
+ *   The calculated checksum with iob data payload and default checksum
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+uint16_t ipv4_upperlayer_payload_chksum(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
+                                        uint16_t sum);
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Name: ipv4_upperlayer_chksum
  *
@@ -888,10 +930,57 @@ uint16_t net_chksum_iob(uint16_t sum, FAR struct iob_s *iob,
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_IPv4
 uint16_t ipv4_upperlayer_chksum(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev, uint8_t proto);
 #endif /* CONFIG_NET_IPv4 */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_IPv6
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: ipv6_upperlayer_header_chksum
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Perform the checksum calculation over the IPv6, protocol headers,
+ *   IP source and destination addresses.
+ *
+ * Input Parameters:
+ *   dev   - The network driver instance.  The packet data is in the d_buf
+ *           of the device.
+ *   proto - The protocol being supported
+ *   iplen - The size of the IPv6 header.  This may be larger than
+ *           IPv6_HDRLEN the IPv6 header if IPv6 extension headers are
+ *           present.
+ *
+ * Returned Value:
+ *   The calculated checksum
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+uint16_t ipv6_upperlayer_header_chksum(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
+                                       uint8_t proto, unsigned int iplen);
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: ipv6_upperlayer_payload_chksum
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Perform the checksum calculation over the iob data payload and
+ *   default checksum.
+ *
+ * Input Parameters:
+ *   dev   - The network driver instance.  The packet data is in the d_buf
+ *           of the device.
+ *   proto - The protocol being supported
+ *   iplen - The size of the IPv6 header.  This may be larger than
+ *           IPv6_HDRLEN the IPv6 header if IPv6 extension headers are
+ *           present.
+ *
+ * Returned Value:
+ *   The calculated checksum
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+uint16_t ipv6_upperlayer_payload_chksum(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
+                                        unsigned int iplen, uint16_t sum);
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Name: ipv6_upperlayer_chksum
  *
@@ -912,7 +1001,6 @@ uint16_t ipv4_upperlayer_chksum(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev, uint8_t proto);
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_IPv6
 uint16_t ipv6_upperlayer_chksum(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
                                 uint8_t proto, unsigned int iplen);
 #endif /* CONFIG_NET_IPv6 */
diff --git a/net/devif/ipv4_input.c b/net/devif/ipv4_input.c
index cced7577ee..19c207b90a 100644
--- a/net/devif/ipv4_input.c
+++ b/net/devif/ipv4_input.c
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ static int ipv4_in(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev)
     }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_IPV4_CHECKSUMS
   if (ipv4_chksum(IPv4BUF) != 0xffff)
     {
       /* Compute and check the IP header checksum. */
@@ -392,6 +393,7 @@ static int ipv4_in(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev)
       nwarn("WARNING: Bad IP checksum\n");
       goto drop;
     }
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_IPFILTER
   if (ipv4_filter_in(dev) != IPFILTER_TARGET_ACCEPT)
diff --git a/net/icmp/Kconfig b/net/icmp/Kconfig
index cdbacfd4de..aae4573468 100644
--- a/net/icmp/Kconfig
+++ b/net/icmp/Kconfig
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ config NET_ICMP_SOCKET
 		for application level support for sending ECHO (ping) requests and
 		receiving associated ECHO replies.
 
+config NET_ICMP_CHECKSUMS
+	bool "ICMP checksums"
+	default y
+	---help---
+		Enable/disable ICMP checksum support.
+
 if NET_ICMP_SOCKET
 
 config NET_ICMP_PREALLOC_CONNS
diff --git a/net/icmp/icmp_input.c b/net/icmp/icmp_input.c
index da0435f82c..f88310c030 100644
--- a/net/icmp/icmp_input.c
+++ b/net/icmp/icmp_input.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ void icmp_input(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev)
       /* The quick way -- Since only the type has changed, just adjust the
        * checksum for the change of type
        */
-
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_ICMP_CHECKSUMS
       if (icmp->icmpchksum >= HTONS(0xffff - (ICMP_ECHO_REQUEST << 8)))
         {
           icmp->icmpchksum += HTONS(ICMP_ECHO_REQUEST << 8) + 1;
@@ -333,6 +333,10 @@ void icmp_input(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev)
         {
           icmp->icmpchksum += HTONS(ICMP_ECHO_REQUEST << 8);
         }
+#else
+      icmp->icmpchksum = 0;
+#endif
+
 #endif
 
       ninfo("Outgoing ICMP packet length: %d (%d)\n",
diff --git a/net/icmp/icmp_reply.c b/net/icmp/icmp_reply.c
index 5a6ca57520..df65e9b651 100644
--- a/net/icmp/icmp_reply.c
+++ b/net/icmp/icmp_reply.c
@@ -197,11 +197,13 @@ void icmp_reply(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev, int type, int code)
   /* Calculate the ICMP checksum. */
 
   icmp->icmpchksum  = 0;
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_ICMP_CHECKSUMS
   icmp->icmpchksum  = ~icmp_chksum_iob(dev->d_iob);
   if (icmp->icmpchksum == 0)
     {
       icmp->icmpchksum = 0xffff;
     }
+#endif
 
   ninfo("Outgoing ICMP packet length: %d\n", dev->d_len);
 }
diff --git a/net/icmp/icmp_sendmsg.c b/net/icmp/icmp_sendmsg.c
index d4b5fcac90..22f3836bef 100644
--- a/net/icmp/icmp_sendmsg.c
+++ b/net/icmp/icmp_sendmsg.c
@@ -132,11 +132,14 @@ static void sendto_request(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
   /* Calculate the ICMP checksum. */
 
   icmp->icmpchksum = 0;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_ICMP_CHECKSUMS
   icmp->icmpchksum = ~icmp_chksum_iob(dev->d_iob);
   if (icmp->icmpchksum == 0)
     {
       icmp->icmpchksum = 0xffff;
     }
+#endif
 
   ninfo("Outgoing ICMP packet length: %d\n", dev->d_len);
 
diff --git a/net/icmpv6/Kconfig b/net/icmpv6/Kconfig
index b9ac220d89..f430081352 100644
--- a/net/icmpv6/Kconfig
+++ b/net/icmpv6/Kconfig
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ config NET_ICMPv6_SOCKET
 		for application level support for sending ICMPv7 ECHO requests and
 		receiving associated ICMPv6 ECHO replies.
 
+config NET_ICMPv6_CHECKSUMS
+	bool "ICMPv6 checksums"
+	default y
+	---help---
+		Enable/disable ICMPv6 checksum support.
+
 config NET_ICMPv6_NEIGHBOR
 	bool "Solicit destination addresses"
 	default n
diff --git a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_advertise.c b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_advertise.c
index 8b27a8f012..5f1401dcef 100644
--- a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_advertise.c
+++ b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_advertise.c
@@ -111,8 +111,9 @@ void icmpv6_advertise(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
   /* Calculate the checksum over both the ICMP header and payload */
 
   adv->chksum    = 0;
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_ICMPv6_CHECKSUMS
   adv->chksum    = ~icmpv6_chksum(dev, IPv6_HDRLEN);
-
+#endif
   /* Set the size to the size of the IPv6 header and the payload size */
 
   dev->d_len     = IPv6_HDRLEN + l3size;
diff --git a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_input.c b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_input.c
index 79a31ffd93..41c8a437e6 100644
--- a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_input.c
+++ b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_input.c
@@ -556,7 +556,10 @@ void icmpv6_input(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev, unsigned int iplen)
         net_ipv6addr_copy(ipv6->srcipaddr, srcaddr);
 
         icmpv6->chksum = 0;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_ICMPv6_CHECKSUMS
         icmpv6->chksum = ~icmpv6_chksum(dev, iplen);
+#endif
       }
       break;
 
diff --git a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_radvertise.c b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_radvertise.c
index 52cb4864ed..865170a061 100644
--- a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_radvertise.c
+++ b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_radvertise.c
@@ -309,8 +309,10 @@ skip_prefix:
   /* Calculate the checksum over both the ICMP header and payload */
 
   adv->chksum  = 0;
-  adv->chksum  = ~icmpv6_chksum(dev, IPv6_HDRLEN);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_ICMPv6_CHECKSUMS
+  adv->chksum  = ~icmpv6_chksum(dev, IPv6_HDRLEN);
+#endif
   /* Set the size to the size of the IPv6 header and the payload size */
 
   dev->d_len   = IPv6_HDRLEN + l3size;
diff --git a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_reply.c b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_reply.c
index 3479d24dc5..3513a67aed 100644
--- a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_reply.c
+++ b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_reply.c
@@ -186,11 +186,14 @@ void icmpv6_reply(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev, int type, int code, int data)
   /* Calculate the ICMPv6 checksum over the ICMPv6 header and payload. */
 
   icmpv6->chksum = 0;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_ICMPv6_CHECKSUMS
   icmpv6->chksum = ~icmpv6_chksum(dev, IPv6_HDRLEN);
   if (icmpv6->chksum == 0)
     {
       icmpv6->chksum = 0xffff;
     }
+#endif
 
   ninfo("Outgoing ICMPv6 packet length: %d\n", dev->d_len);
 }
diff --git a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_rsolicit.c b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_rsolicit.c
index ea26f4ccc0..70d8d068db 100644
--- a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_rsolicit.c
+++ b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_rsolicit.c
@@ -105,8 +105,10 @@ void icmpv6_rsolicit(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev)
   /* Calculate the checksum over both the ICMP header and payload */
 
   sol->chksum   = 0;
-  sol->chksum   = ~icmpv6_chksum(dev, IPv6_HDRLEN);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_ICMPv6_CHECKSUMS
+  sol->chksum   = ~icmpv6_chksum(dev, IPv6_HDRLEN);
+#endif
   /* Set the size to the size of the IPv6 header and the payload size */
 
   dev->d_len    = IPv6_HDRLEN + l3size;
diff --git a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_sendmsg.c b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_sendmsg.c
index 49b1834644..90c025d663 100644
--- a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_sendmsg.c
+++ b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_sendmsg.c
@@ -129,11 +129,14 @@ static void sendto_request(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
   /* Calculate the ICMPv6 checksum over the ICMPv6 header and payload. */
 
   icmpv6->chksum = 0;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_ICMPv6_CHECKSUMS
   icmpv6->chksum = ~icmpv6_chksum(dev, IPv6_HDRLEN);
   if (icmpv6->chksum == 0)
     {
       icmpv6->chksum = 0xffff;
     }
+#endif
 
   ninfo("Outgoing ICMPv6 packet length: %d\n", dev->d_len);
 
diff --git a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_solicit.c b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_solicit.c
index 3c85d443d8..22d3ca3e9a 100644
--- a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_solicit.c
+++ b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_solicit.c
@@ -127,8 +127,10 @@ void icmpv6_solicit(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
   /* Calculate the checksum over both the ICMP header and payload */
 
   sol->chksum   = 0;
-  sol->chksum   = ~icmpv6_chksum(dev, IPv6_HDRLEN);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_ICMPv6_CHECKSUMS
+  sol->chksum   = ~icmpv6_chksum(dev, IPv6_HDRLEN);
+#endif
   /* Set the size to the size of the IPv6 header and the payload size */
 
   dev->d_len    = IPv6_HDRLEN + l3size;
diff --git a/net/igmp/Kconfig b/net/igmp/Kconfig
index 25cd61bd7f..97368eb4f3 100644
--- a/net/igmp/Kconfig
+++ b/net/igmp/Kconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ config NET_IGMP
 	---help---
 		Enable IGMPv2 client support.
 
+config NET_IGMP_CHECKSUMS
+	bool "IGMP checksums"
+	default y
+	---help---
+		Enable/disable IGMP checksum support.
+
 if NET_IGMP
 
 endif # NET_IGMP
diff --git a/net/igmp/igmp_input.c b/net/igmp/igmp_input.c
index bde3a5f5a2..7a55443673 100644
--- a/net/igmp/igmp_input.c
+++ b/net/igmp/igmp_input.c
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ void igmp_input(struct net_driver_s *dev)
       goto drop;
     }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_IGMP_CHECKSUMS
   /* Calculate and check the IGMP checksum */
 
   if (net_chksum((FAR uint16_t *)igmp, IGMP_HDRLEN) != 0)
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ void igmp_input(struct net_driver_s *dev)
       nwarn("WARNING: Checksum error\n");
       goto drop;
     }
+#endif
 
   /* Find the group (or create a new one) using the incoming IP address. */
 
diff --git a/net/igmp/igmp_send.c b/net/igmp/igmp_send.c
index 8ce28a905f..3abd170412 100644
--- a/net/igmp/igmp_send.c
+++ b/net/igmp/igmp_send.c
@@ -67,11 +67,13 @@
  * Private Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_IGMP_CHECKSUMS
 static uint16_t igmp_chksum(FAR uint8_t *buffer, int buflen)
 {
   uint16_t sum = net_chksum((FAR uint16_t *)buffer, buflen);
   return sum ? sum : 0xffff;
 }
+#endif
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Functions
@@ -157,7 +159,10 @@ void igmp_send(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev, FAR struct igmp_group_s *group,
   /* Calculate the IGMP checksum. */
 
   igmp->chksum      = 0;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_IGMP_CHECKSUMS
   igmp->chksum      = ~igmp_chksum(&igmp->type, IGMP_HDRLEN);
+#endif
 
   IGMP_STATINCR(g_netstats.igmp.poll_send);
   IGMP_STATINCR(g_netstats.ipv4.sent);
diff --git a/net/inet/Kconfig b/net/inet/Kconfig
index f72f3c094c..cffc49ae50 100644
--- a/net/inet/Kconfig
+++ b/net/inet/Kconfig
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@
 # For a description of the syntax of this configuration file,
 # see the file kconfig-language.txt in the NuttX tools repository.
 #
+
+config NET_IPV4_CHECKSUMS
+	bool "IPV4 checksums"
+	default y
+	---help---
+		Enable/disable IPV4 checksum support.
diff --git a/net/inet/ipv4_build_header.c b/net/inet/ipv4_build_header.c
index 001cba22bf..28b5dc7e07 100644
--- a/net/inet/ipv4_build_header.c
+++ b/net/inet/ipv4_build_header.c
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ uint16_t ipv4_build_header(FAR struct ipv4_hdr_s *ipv4, uint16_t total_len,
   /* Calculate IP checksum. */
 
   ipv4->ipchksum    = 0;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_IPV4_CHECKSUMS
   ipv4->ipchksum    = ~ipv4_chksum(ipv4);
+#endif
 
   ninfo("IPv4 Packet: ipid:%d, length: %d\n", g_ipid, total_len);
 
diff --git a/net/mld/mld_send.c b/net/mld/mld_send.c
index a291b85d1d..a451f70b31 100644
--- a/net/mld/mld_send.c
+++ b/net/mld/mld_send.c
@@ -285,7 +285,10 @@ void mld_send(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev, FAR struct mld_group_s *group,
           /* Calculate the ICMPv6 checksum. */
 
           query->chksum = 0;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_ICMPv6_CHECKSUMS
           query->chksum = ~icmpv6_chksum(dev, MLD_HDRLEN);
+#endif
 
           MLD_STATINCR(g_netstats.mld.query_sent);
 
@@ -326,7 +329,10 @@ void mld_send(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev, FAR struct mld_group_s *group,
           /* Calculate the ICMPv6 checksum. */
 
           report->chksum  = 0;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_ICMPv6_CHECKSUMS
           report->chksum  = ~icmpv6_chksum(dev, MLD_HDRLEN);
+#endif
 
           SET_MLD_LASTREPORT(group->flags); /* Remember we were the last to report */
           MLD_STATINCR(g_netstats.mld.v1report_sent);
@@ -352,7 +358,10 @@ void mld_send(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev, FAR struct mld_group_s *group,
           /* Calculate the ICMPv6 checksum. */
 
           report->chksum  = 0;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_ICMPv6_CHECKSUMS
           report->chksum  = ~icmpv6_chksum(dev, MLD_HDRLEN);
+#endif
 
           SET_MLD_LASTREPORT(group->flags); /* Remember we were the last to report */
           MLD_STATINCR(g_netstats.mld.v2report_sent);
@@ -372,7 +381,10 @@ void mld_send(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev, FAR struct mld_group_s *group,
           /* Calculate the ICMPv6 checksum. */
 
           done->chksum    = 0;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_ICMPv6_CHECKSUMS
           done->chksum    = ~icmpv6_chksum(dev, MLD_HDRLEN);
+#endif
 
           MLD_STATINCR(g_netstats.mld.done_sent);
         }
diff --git a/net/tcp/Kconfig b/net/tcp/Kconfig
index 8645ef8a5f..8b4a2f0a90 100644
--- a/net/tcp/Kconfig
+++ b/net/tcp/Kconfig
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ config NET_TCPURGDATA
 		compiled in. Urgent data (out-of-band data) is a rarely used TCP feature
 		that is very seldom would be required.
 
+config NET_TCP_CHECKSUMS
+	bool "TCP checksums"
+	default y
+	---help---
+		Enable/disable TCP checksum support.
+
 config NET_TCP_PREALLOC_CONNS
 	int "Preallocated TCP/IP connections"
 	default 8
diff --git a/net/tcp/tcp_input.c b/net/tcp/tcp_input.c
index 5904e2d9fd..d56dfcb9bc 100644
--- a/net/tcp/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/tcp/tcp_input.c
@@ -722,6 +722,7 @@ static void tcp_input(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev, uint8_t domain,
 
   tcpiplen = iplen + TCP_HDRLEN;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_TCP_CHECKSUMS
   /* Start of TCP input header processing code. */
 
   if (tcp_chksum(dev) != 0xffff)
@@ -735,6 +736,7 @@ static void tcp_input(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev, uint8_t domain,
       nwarn("WARNING: Bad TCP checksum\n");
       goto drop;
     }
+#endif
 
   /* Demultiplex this segment. First check any active connections. */
 
diff --git a/net/tcp/tcp_send.c b/net/tcp/tcp_send.c
index 3c4481f01a..08d16b175c 100644
--- a/net/tcp/tcp_send.c
+++ b/net/tcp/tcp_send.c
@@ -196,7 +196,11 @@ static void tcp_sendcommon(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
       /* Calculate TCP checksum. */
 
       tcp->tcpchksum = 0;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_TCP_CHECKSUMS
       tcp->tcpchksum = ~tcp_ipv6_chksum(dev);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_STATISTICS
       g_netstats.ipv6.sent++;
 #endif
@@ -216,7 +220,11 @@ static void tcp_sendcommon(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
       /* Calculate TCP checksum. */
 
       tcp->tcpchksum = 0;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_TCP_CHECKSUMS
       tcp->tcpchksum = ~tcp_ipv4_chksum(dev);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_STATISTICS
       g_netstats.ipv4.sent++;
 #endif
@@ -491,7 +499,10 @@ void tcp_reset(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev, FAR struct tcp_conn_s *conn)
                         conn ? conn->sconn.s_ttl : IP_TTL_DEFAULT,
                         conn ? conn->sconn.s_tos : 0);
       tcp->tcpchksum = 0;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_TCP_CHECKSUMS
       tcp->tcpchksum = ~tcp_ipv6_chksum(dev);
+#endif
     }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NET_IPv6 */
 
@@ -508,7 +519,10 @@ void tcp_reset(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev, FAR struct tcp_conn_s *conn)
                         conn ? conn->sconn.s_tos : 0, NULL);
 
       tcp->tcpchksum = 0;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_TCP_CHECKSUMS
       tcp->tcpchksum = ~tcp_ipv4_chksum(dev);
+#endif
     }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NET_IPv4 */
 }
diff --git a/net/utils/net_ipchksum.c b/net/utils/net_ipchksum.c
index d83c429313..f1cd938a29 100644
--- a/net/utils/net_ipchksum.c
+++ b/net/utils/net_ipchksum.c
@@ -37,26 +37,29 @@
  * Public Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
 
+#if !defined(CONFIG_NET_ARCH_CHKSUM) && \
+    defined(CONFIG_NET_IPv4) && defined(CONFIG_MM_IOB)
+
 /****************************************************************************
- * Name: ipv4_upperlayer_chksum
+ * Name: ipv4_upperlayer_header_chksum
  *
  * Description:
- *   Perform the checksum calculation over the IPv4, protocol headers, and
- *   data payload as necessary.
+ *   Perform the checksum calculation over the IPv4, protocol headers,
+ *   IP source and destination addresses
  *
  * Input Parameters:
- *   dev   - The network driver instance.  The packet data is in the d_buf
+ *   dev   - The network driver instance. The packet data is in the d_buf
  *           of the device.
  *   proto - The protocol being supported
  *
  * Returned Value:
- *   The calculated checksum
+ *   The calculated checksum with pseudo-header and IP source and
+ *   destination addresses
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-#if !defined(CONFIG_NET_ARCH_CHKSUM) && \
-    defined(CONFIG_NET_IPv4) && defined(CONFIG_MM_IOB)
-uint16_t ipv4_upperlayer_chksum(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev, uint8_t proto)
+uint16_t ipv4_upperlayer_header_chksum(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
+                                       uint8_t proto)
 {
   FAR struct ipv4_hdr_s *ipv4 = IPv4BUF;
   uint16_t upperlen;
@@ -83,22 +86,82 @@ uint16_t ipv4_upperlayer_chksum(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev, uint8_t proto)
 
   /* Sum IP source and destination addresses. */
 
-  sum = chksum(sum, (FAR uint8_t *)&ipv4->srcipaddr, 2 * sizeof(in_addr_t));
+  return chksum(sum, (FAR uint8_t *)&ipv4->srcipaddr, 2 * sizeof(in_addr_t));
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: ipv4_upperlayer_payload_chksum
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Perform the checksum calculation over the iob data payload
+ *
+ * Input Parameters:
+ *   dev   - The network driver instance. The packet data is in the d_buf
+ *           of the device.
+ *   sum   - The default checksum
+ *
+ * Returned Value:
+ *   The calculated checksum with iob data payload and default checksum
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+uint16_t ipv4_upperlayer_payload_chksum(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
+                                        uint16_t sum)
+{
+  FAR struct ipv4_hdr_s *ipv4 = IPv4BUF;
+  uint16_t iphdrlen;
+
+  /* Get the IP header length (accounting for possible options). */
+
+  iphdrlen = (ipv4->vhl & IPv4_HLMASK) << 2;
 
   /* Sum IP payload data. */
 
-  sum = chksum_iob(sum, dev->d_iob, iphdrlen);
+  return chksum_iob(sum, dev->d_iob, iphdrlen);
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: ipv4_upperlayer_chksum
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Perform the checksum calculation over the IPv4, protocol headers, and
+ *   data payload as necessary.
+ *
+ * Input Parameters:
+ *   dev   - The network driver instance.  The packet data is in the d_buf
+ *           of the device.
+ *   proto - The protocol being supported
+ *
+ * Returned Value:
+ *   The calculated checksum
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+uint16_t ipv4_upperlayer_chksum(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev, uint8_t proto)
+{
+  uint16_t sum;
+
+  /* Sum pseudo-header IP source and destination addresses. */
+
+  sum = ipv4_upperlayer_header_chksum(dev, proto);
+
+  /* Sum IP payload data. */
+
+  sum = ipv4_upperlayer_payload_chksum(dev, sum);
 
   return (sum == 0) ? 0xffff : HTONS(sum);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NET_ARCH_CHKSUM */
 
+#if !defined(CONFIG_NET_ARCH_CHKSUM) && \
+    defined(CONFIG_NET_IPv6) && defined(CONFIG_MM_IOB)
+
 /****************************************************************************
- * Name: ipv6_upperlayer_chksum
+ * Name: ipv6_upperlayer_header_chksum
  *
  * Description:
- *   Perform the checksum calculation over the IPv6, protocol headers, and
- *   data payload as necessary.
+ *   Perform the checksum calculation over the IPv6, protocol headers,
+ *   IP source and destination addresses.
  *
  * Input Parameters:
  *   dev   - The network driver instance.  The packet data is in the d_buf
@@ -113,10 +176,8 @@ uint16_t ipv4_upperlayer_chksum(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev, uint8_t proto)
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-#if !defined(CONFIG_NET_ARCH_CHKSUM) && \
-    defined(CONFIG_NET_IPv6) && defined(CONFIG_MM_IOB)
-uint16_t ipv6_upperlayer_chksum(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
-                                uint8_t proto, unsigned int iplen)
+uint16_t ipv6_upperlayer_header_chksum(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
+                                       uint8_t proto, unsigned int iplen)
 {
   FAR struct ipv6_hdr_s *ipv6 = IPv6BUF;
   uint16_t upperlen;
@@ -144,12 +205,70 @@ uint16_t ipv6_upperlayer_chksum(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
 
   /* Sum IP source and destination addresses. */
 
-  sum = chksum(sum, (FAR uint8_t *)&ipv6->srcipaddr,
-               2 * sizeof(net_ipv6addr_t));
+  return chksum(sum, (FAR uint8_t *)&ipv6->srcipaddr,
+                2 * sizeof(net_ipv6addr_t));
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: ipv6_upperlayer_payload_chksum
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Perform the checksum calculation over the IPv6, protocol headers,
+ *   IP source and destination addresses.
+ *
+ * Input Parameters:
+ *   dev   - The network driver instance.  The packet data is in the d_buf
+ *           of the device.
+ *   proto - The protocol being supported
+ *   iplen - The size of the IPv6 header.  This may be larger than
+ *           IPv6_HDRLEN the IPv6 header if IPv6 extension headers are
+ *           present.
+ *
+ * Returned Value:
+ *   The calculated checksum
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+uint16_t ipv6_upperlayer_payload_chksum(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
+                                        unsigned int iplen, uint16_t sum)
+{
+  /* Sum IP payload data. */
+
+  return chksum_iob(sum, dev->d_iob, iplen);
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: ipv6_upperlayer_chksum
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Perform the checksum calculation over the IPv6, protocol headers, and
+ *   data payload as necessary.
+ *
+ * Input Parameters:
+ *   dev   - The network driver instance.  The packet data is in the d_buf
+ *           of the device.
+ *   proto - The protocol being supported
+ *   iplen - The size of the IPv6 header.  This may be larger than
+ *           IPv6_HDRLEN the IPv6 header if IPv6 extension headers are
+ *           present.
+ *
+ * Returned Value:
+ *   The calculated checksum
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+uint16_t ipv6_upperlayer_chksum(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev,
+                                uint8_t proto, unsigned int iplen)
+{
+  uint16_t sum;
+
+  /* Sum IP source and destination addresses. */
+
+  sum = ipv6_upperlayer_header_chksum(dev, proto, iplen);
 
   /* Sum IP payload data. */
 
-  sum = chksum_iob(sum, dev->d_iob, iplen);
+  sum = ipv6_upperlayer_payload_chksum(dev, iplen, sum);
 
   return (sum == 0) ? 0xffff : HTONS(sum);
 }