diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 91018eb59279db..164958d192a3bc 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1918,7 +1918,7 @@ int skb_checksum_help(struct sk_buff *skb)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	*(__sum16 *)(skb->data + offset) = csum_fold(csum);
+	*(__sum16 *)(skb->data + offset) = csum_fold(csum) ?: CSUM_MANGLED_0;
 out_set_summed:
 	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
 out: