diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index f4adcfee7a80..7d2eeb9b1226 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -6222,6 +6222,19 @@ static void virtnet_free_irq_moder(struct virtnet_info *vi)
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
+static netdev_features_t virtnet_features_check(struct sk_buff *skb,
+						struct net_device *dev,
+						netdev_features_t features)
+{
+	/* Inner csum offload is only available for GSO packets. */
+	if (skb->encapsulation &&
+	    (!skb_is_gso(skb) || netif_needs_gso(skb, features)))
+		return features & ~NETIF_F_CSUM_MASK;
+
+	/* Passthru. */
+	return features;
+}
+
 static const struct net_device_ops virtnet_netdev = {
 	.ndo_open            = virtnet_open,
 	.ndo_stop   	     = virtnet_close,
@@ -6235,7 +6248,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops virtnet_netdev = {
 	.ndo_bpf		= virtnet_xdp,
 	.ndo_xdp_xmit		= virtnet_xdp_xmit,
 	.ndo_xsk_wakeup         = virtnet_xsk_wakeup,
-	.ndo_features_check	= passthru_features_check,
+	.ndo_features_check	= virtnet_features_check,
 	.ndo_get_phys_port_name	= virtnet_get_phys_port_name,
 	.ndo_set_features	= virtnet_set_features,
 	.ndo_tx_timeout		= virtnet_tx_timeout,