1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_hw.c
index 8545c7aa93eb..a5a89ecb6f36 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_hw.c
@@ -4026,6 +4026,12 @@ s32 e1000_validate_eeprom_checksum(struct e1000_hw *hw)
                 checksum += eeprom_data;
         }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PARISC
+        /* This is a signature and not a checksum on HP c8000 */
+        if ((hw->subsystem_vendor_id == 0x103C) && (eeprom_data == 0x16d6))
+                return E1000_SUCCESS;
+
+#endif
         if (checksum == (u16) EEPROM_SUM)
                 return E1000_SUCCESS;
         else {