diff --git a/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.c
index f324d93..d46a13b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.c
@@ -27,15 +27,6 @@
 
 #define MVNETA_IFACE_NAME_ARG "iface"
 
-#define MVNETA_RX_OFFLOADS (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME | \
-			  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM)
-
-/** Port Tx offloads capabilities */
-#define MVNETA_TX_OFFLOADS (DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM | \
-			  DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM | \
-			  DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM | \
-			  DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MULTI_SEGS)
-
 #define MVNETA_PKT_SIZE_MAX (16382 - MV_MH_SIZE) /* 9700B */
 #define MVNETA_DEFAULT_MTU 1500
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.h
index d892d6c..ef80677 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.h
@@ -53,6 +53,20 @@
 #define MRVL_NETA_MTU_TO_MRU(mtu)	((mtu) + MRVL_NETA_HDRS_LEN)
 #define MRVL_NETA_MRU_TO_MTU(mru)	((mru) - MRVL_NETA_HDRS_LEN)
 
+/** Rx offloads capabilities */
+#define MVNETA_RX_OFFLOADS (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME | \
+			    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM)
+
+/** Tx offloads capabilities */
+#define MVNETA_TX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM (DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM | \
+				    DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM  | \
+				    DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM)
+#define MVNETA_TX_OFFLOADS (MVNETA_TX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM | \
+			    DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MULTI_SEGS)
+
+#define MVNETA_TX_PKT_OFFLOADS (PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM | \
+				PKT_TX_TCP_CKSUM | \
+				PKT_TX_UDP_CKSUM)
 
 struct mvneta_priv {
 	/* Hot fields, used in fast path. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_rxtx.c
index 62caa68..10b6f57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_rxtx.c
@@ -280,8 +280,6 @@ mvneta_desc_to_packet_type_and_offset(struct neta_ppio_desc *desc,
  *
  * @param ol_flags
  *   Offload flags.
- * @param packet_type
- *   Packet type bitfield.
  * @param l3_type
  *   Pointer to the neta_ouq_l3_type structure.
  * @param l4_type
@@ -290,41 +288,34 @@ mvneta_desc_to_packet_type_and_offset(struct neta_ppio_desc *desc,
  *   Will be set to 1 in case l3 checksum is computed.
  * @param l4_cksum
  *   Will be set to 1 in case l4 checksum is computed.
- *
- * @return
- *   0 on success, negative error value otherwise.
  */
-static inline int
-mvneta_prepare_proto_info(uint64_t ol_flags, uint32_t packet_type,
-			enum neta_outq_l3_type *l3_type,
-			enum neta_outq_l4_type *l4_type,
-			int *gen_l3_cksum,
-			int *gen_l4_cksum)
+static inline void
+mvneta_prepare_proto_info(uint64_t ol_flags,
+			  enum neta_outq_l3_type *l3_type,
+			  enum neta_outq_l4_type *l4_type,
+			  int *gen_l3_cksum,
+			  int *gen_l4_cksum)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Based on ol_flags prepare information
 	 * for neta_ppio_outq_desc_set_proto_info() which setups descriptor
 	 * for offloading.
+	 * in most of the checksum cases ipv4 must be set, so this is the
+	 * default value
 	 */
-	if (ol_flags & PKT_TX_IPV4) {
-		*l3_type = NETA_OUTQ_L3_TYPE_IPV4;
-		*gen_l3_cksum = ol_flags & PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM ? 1 : 0;
-	} else if (ol_flags & PKT_TX_IPV6) {
+	*l3_type = NETA_OUTQ_L3_TYPE_IPV4;
+	*gen_l3_cksum = ol_flags & PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM ? 1 : 0;
+
+	if (ol_flags & PKT_TX_IPV6) {
 		*l3_type = NETA_OUTQ_L3_TYPE_IPV6;
 		/* no checksum for ipv6 header */
 		*gen_l3_cksum = 0;
-	} else {
-		/* if something different then stop processing */
-		return -1;
 	}
 
-	ol_flags &= PKT_TX_L4_MASK;
-	if ((packet_type & RTE_PTYPE_L4_TCP) &&
-	    ol_flags == PKT_TX_TCP_CKSUM) {
+	if (ol_flags & PKT_TX_TCP_CKSUM) {
 		*l4_type = NETA_OUTQ_L4_TYPE_TCP;
 		*gen_l4_cksum = 1;
-	} else if ((packet_type & RTE_PTYPE_L4_UDP) &&
-		   ol_flags == PKT_TX_UDP_CKSUM) {
+	} else if (ol_flags & PKT_TX_UDP_CKSUM) {
 		*l4_type = NETA_OUTQ_L4_TYPE_UDP;
 		*gen_l4_cksum = 1;
 	} else {
@@ -332,8 +323,6 @@ mvneta_prepare_proto_info(uint64_t ol_flags, uint32_t packet_type,
 		/* no checksum for other type */
 		*gen_l4_cksum = 0;
 	}
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -385,8 +374,7 @@ mvneta_tx_pkt_burst(void *txq, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 	struct mvneta_txq *q = txq;
 	struct mvneta_shadow_txq *sq;
 	struct neta_ppio_desc descs[nb_pkts];
-
-	int i, ret, bytes_sent = 0;
+	int i, bytes_sent = 0;
 	uint16_t num, sq_free_size;
 	uint64_t addr;
 
@@ -419,13 +407,10 @@ mvneta_tx_pkt_burst(void *txq, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 
 		bytes_sent += rte_pktmbuf_pkt_len(mbuf);
 
-		ret = mvneta_prepare_proto_info(mbuf->ol_flags,
-						mbuf->packet_type,
-						&l3_type, &l4_type,
-						&gen_l3_cksum,
-						&gen_l4_cksum);
-		if (unlikely(ret))
+		if (!(mbuf->ol_flags & MVNETA_TX_PKT_OFFLOADS))
 			continue;
+		mvneta_prepare_proto_info(mbuf->ol_flags, &l3_type, &l4_type,
+					  &gen_l3_cksum, &gen_l4_cksum);
 
 		neta_ppio_outq_desc_set_proto_info(&descs[i], l3_type, l4_type,
 						   mbuf->l2_len,
@@ -473,7 +458,7 @@ mvneta_tx_sg_pkt_burst(void *txq, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 	struct neta_ppio_desc descs[nb_pkts * NETA_PPIO_DESC_NUM_FRAGS];
 	struct neta_ppio_sg_pkts pkts;
 	uint8_t frags[nb_pkts];
-	int i, j, ret, bytes_sent = 0;
+	int i, j, bytes_sent = 0;
 	int tail, tail_first;
 	uint16_t num, sq_free_size;
 	uint16_t nb_segs, total_descs = 0;
@@ -549,13 +534,10 @@ mvneta_tx_sg_pkt_burst(void *txq, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 
 		bytes_sent += rte_pktmbuf_pkt_len(mbuf);
 
-		ret = mvneta_prepare_proto_info(mbuf->ol_flags,
-						mbuf->packet_type,
-						&l3_type, &l4_type,
-						&gen_l3_cksum,
-						&gen_l4_cksum);
-		if (unlikely(ret))
+		if (!(mbuf->ol_flags & MVNETA_TX_PKT_OFFLOADS))
 			continue;
+		mvneta_prepare_proto_info(mbuf->ol_flags, &l3_type, &l4_type,
+					  &gen_l3_cksum, &gen_l4_cksum);
 
 		neta_ppio_outq_desc_set_proto_info(&descs[tail_first],
 						   l3_type, l4_type,
