diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_helper.c b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_helper.c
index ccc06f7539d7..53aeb12b70fb 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_helper.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_helper.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ nf_nat_mangle_udp_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!udph->check && skb->ip_summed != CHECKSUM_PARTIAL)
 		return true;
 
-	nf_nat_csum_recalc(skb, nf_ct_l3num(ct), IPPROTO_TCP,
+	nf_nat_csum_recalc(skb, nf_ct_l3num(ct), IPPROTO_UDP,
 			   udph, &udph->check, datalen, oldlen);
 
 	return true;