diff --git a/sys/dev/axgbe/xgbe-dev.c b/sys/dev/axgbe/xgbe-dev.c
index f096bf5a2f5..08b7681afc2 100644
--- a/sys/dev/axgbe/xgbe-dev.c
+++ b/sys/dev/axgbe/xgbe-dev.c
@@ -1443,10 +1443,8 @@ xgbe_dev_read(struct xgbe_channel *channel)
 
 	/* Set checksum done indicator as appropriate */
 	/* TODO - add tunneling support */
-	if (if_getcapenable(pdata->netdev) & IFCAP_RXCSUM) {
-		XGMAC_SET_BITS(packet->attributes, RX_PACKET_ATTRIBUTES,
-			CSUM_DONE, 1);
-	}
+	XGMAC_SET_BITS(packet->attributes, RX_PACKET_ATTRIBUTES,
+	    CSUM_DONE, 1);
 
 	/* Check for errors (only valid in last descriptor) */
 	err = XGMAC_GET_BITS_LE(rdesc->desc3, RX_NORMAL_DESC3, ES);