diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
index 2c412bf9232a0497c7c424317a91d67e0e8cd7ae..a80336c4319bb2f61a23c28ab3cf211134da28fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
@@ -4127,13 +4127,17 @@ static s32 e1000_validate_nvm_checksum_ich8lan(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 		return ret_val;
 
 	if (!(data & valid_csum_mask)) {
-		data |= valid_csum_mask;
-		ret_val = e1000_write_nvm(hw, word, 1, &data);
-		if (ret_val)
-			return ret_val;
-		ret_val = e1000e_update_nvm_checksum(hw);
-		if (ret_val)
-			return ret_val;
+		e_dbg("NVM Checksum Invalid\n");
+
+		if (hw->mac.type < e1000_pch_cnp) {
+			data |= valid_csum_mask;
+			ret_val = e1000_write_nvm(hw, word, 1, &data);
+			if (ret_val)
+				return ret_val;
+			ret_val = e1000e_update_nvm_checksum(hw);
+			if (ret_val)
+				return ret_val;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return e1000e_validate_nvm_checksum_generic(hw);