diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
index 71282e8065..b14d5a1d55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
@@ -365,11 +365,12 @@ tap_verify_csum(struct rte_mbuf *mbuf)
 					return;
 				}
 			}
-			cksum = rte_ipv4_udptcp_cksum(l3_hdr, l4_hdr);
+			cksum_ok = !rte_ipv4_udptcp_cksum_verify(l3_hdr,
+								 l4_hdr);
 		} else { /* l3 == RTE_PTYPE_L3_IPV6, checked above */
-			cksum = rte_ipv6_udptcp_cksum(l3_hdr, l4_hdr);
+			cksum_ok = !rte_ipv6_udptcp_cksum_verify(l3_hdr,
+								 l4_hdr);
 		}
-		cksum_ok = (cksum == 0) || (cksum == 0xffff);
 		mbuf->ol_flags |= cksum_ok ?
 			PKT_RX_L4_CKSUM_GOOD : PKT_RX_L4_CKSUM_BAD;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/net/rte_ip.h b/lib/net/rte_ip.h
index 8c189009b0..ef84bcc5bf 100644
--- a/lib/net/rte_ip.h
+++ b/lib/net/rte_ip.h
@@ -344,20 +344,10 @@ rte_ipv4_phdr_cksum(const struct rte_ipv4_hdr *ipv4_hdr, uint64_t ol_flags)
 }
 
 /**
- * Process the IPv4 UDP or TCP checksum.
- *
- * The IP and layer 4 checksum must be set to 0 in the packet by
- * the caller.
- *
- * @param ipv4_hdr
- *   The pointer to the contiguous IPv4 header.
- * @param l4_hdr
- *   The pointer to the beginning of the L4 header.
- * @return
- *   The complemented checksum to set in the IP packet.
+ * @internal Calculate the non-complemented IPv4 L4 checksum
  */
 static inline uint16_t
-rte_ipv4_udptcp_cksum(const struct rte_ipv4_hdr *ipv4_hdr, const void *l4_hdr)
+__rte_ipv4_udptcp_cksum(const struct rte_ipv4_hdr *ipv4_hdr, const void *l4_hdr)
 {
 	uint32_t cksum;
 	uint32_t l3_len, l4_len;
@@ -374,16 +364,62 @@ rte_ipv4_udptcp_cksum(const struct rte_ipv4_hdr *ipv4_hdr, const void *l4_hdr)
 	cksum += rte_ipv4_phdr_cksum(ipv4_hdr, 0);
 
 	cksum = ((cksum & 0xffff0000) >> 16) + (cksum & 0xffff);
-	cksum = (~cksum) & 0xffff;
+
+	return (uint16_t)cksum;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Process the IPv4 UDP or TCP checksum.
+ *
+ * The IP and layer 4 checksum must be set to 0 in the packet by
+ * the caller.
+ *
+ * @param ipv4_hdr
+ *   The pointer to the contiguous IPv4 header.
+ * @param l4_hdr
+ *   The pointer to the beginning of the L4 header.
+ * @return
+ *   The complemented checksum to set in the IP packet.
+ */
+static inline uint16_t
+rte_ipv4_udptcp_cksum(const struct rte_ipv4_hdr *ipv4_hdr, const void *l4_hdr)
+{
+	uint16_t cksum = __rte_ipv4_udptcp_cksum(ipv4_hdr, l4_hdr);
+
+	cksum = ~cksum;
+
 	/*
-	 * Per RFC 768:If the computed checksum is zero for UDP,
+	 * Per RFC 768: If the computed checksum is zero for UDP,
 	 * it is transmitted as all ones
 	 * (the equivalent in one's complement arithmetic).
 	 */
 	if (cksum == 0 && ipv4_hdr->next_proto_id == IPPROTO_UDP)
 		cksum = 0xffff;
 
-	return (uint16_t)cksum;
+	return cksum;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validate the IPv4 UDP or TCP checksum.
+ *
+ * @param ipv4_hdr
+ *   The pointer to the contiguous IPv4 header.
+ * @param l4_hdr
+ *   The pointer to the beginning of the L4 header.
+ * @return
+ *   Return 0 if the checksum is correct, else -1.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+static inline int
+rte_ipv4_udptcp_cksum_verify(const struct rte_ipv4_hdr *ipv4_hdr,
+			     const void *l4_hdr)
+{
+	uint16_t cksum = __rte_ipv4_udptcp_cksum(ipv4_hdr, l4_hdr);
+
+	if (cksum != 0xffff)
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -448,6 +484,25 @@ rte_ipv6_phdr_cksum(const struct rte_ipv6_hdr *ipv6_hdr, uint64_t ol_flags)
 	return __rte_raw_cksum_reduce(sum);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @internal Calculate the non-complemented IPv4 L4 checksum
+ */
+static inline uint16_t
+__rte_ipv6_udptcp_cksum(const struct rte_ipv6_hdr *ipv6_hdr, const void *l4_hdr)
+{
+	uint32_t cksum;
+	uint32_t l4_len;
+
+	l4_len = rte_be_to_cpu_16(ipv6_hdr->payload_len);
+
+	cksum = rte_raw_cksum(l4_hdr, l4_len);
+	cksum += rte_ipv6_phdr_cksum(ipv6_hdr, 0);
+
+	cksum = ((cksum & 0xffff0000) >> 16) + (cksum & 0xffff);
+
+	return (uint16_t)cksum;
+}
+
 /**
  * Process the IPv6 UDP or TCP checksum.
  *
@@ -464,16 +519,10 @@ rte_ipv6_phdr_cksum(const struct rte_ipv6_hdr *ipv6_hdr, uint64_t ol_flags)
 static inline uint16_t
 rte_ipv6_udptcp_cksum(const struct rte_ipv6_hdr *ipv6_hdr, const void *l4_hdr)
 {
-	uint32_t cksum;
-	uint32_t l4_len;
-
-	l4_len = rte_be_to_cpu_16(ipv6_hdr->payload_len);
+	uint16_t cksum = __rte_ipv6_udptcp_cksum(ipv6_hdr, l4_hdr);
 
-	cksum = rte_raw_cksum(l4_hdr, l4_len);
-	cksum += rte_ipv6_phdr_cksum(ipv6_hdr, 0);
+	cksum = ~cksum;
 
-	cksum = ((cksum & 0xffff0000) >> 16) + (cksum & 0xffff);
-	cksum = (~cksum) & 0xffff;
 	/*
 	 * Per RFC 768: If the computed checksum is zero for UDP,
 	 * it is transmitted as all ones
@@ -482,7 +531,34 @@ rte_ipv6_udptcp_cksum(const struct rte_ipv6_hdr *ipv6_hdr, const void *l4_hdr)
 	if (cksum == 0 && ipv6_hdr->proto == IPPROTO_UDP)
 		cksum = 0xffff;
 
-	return (uint16_t)cksum;
+	return cksum;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validate the IPv6 UDP or TCP checksum.
+ *
+ * The function accepts a 0 checksum, since it can exceptionally happen. See 8.1
+ * (Upper-Layer Checksums) in RFC 8200.
+ *
+ * @param ipv6_hdr
+ *   The pointer to the contiguous IPv6 header.
+ * @param l4_hdr
+ *   The pointer to the beginning of the L4 header.
+ * @return
+ *   Return 0 if the checksum is correct, else -1.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+static inline int
+rte_ipv6_udptcp_cksum_verify(const struct rte_ipv6_hdr *ipv6_hdr,
+			     const void *l4_hdr)
+{
+	uint16_t cksum;
+
+	cksum = __rte_ipv6_udptcp_cksum(ipv6_hdr, l4_hdr);
+	if (cksum != 0xffff)
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /** IPv6 fragment extension header. */
