diff --git a/pimd/pim_igmp.c b/pimd/pim_igmp.c
index 19d7817577..9924e335b0 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_igmp.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_igmp.c
@@ -270,6 +270,27 @@ void pim_igmp_other_querier_timer_off(struct igmp_sock *igmp)
 	THREAD_OFF(igmp->t_other_querier_timer);
 }
 
+int igmp_validate_checksum(char *igmp_msg, int igmp_msg_len)
+{
+	uint16_t recv_checksum;
+	uint16_t checksum;
+
+	IGMP_GET_INT16((unsigned char *)(igmp_msg + IGMP_CHECKSUM_OFFSET),
+		       recv_checksum);
+
+	/* Clear the checksum field */
+	memset(igmp_msg + IGMP_CHECKSUM_OFFSET, 0, 2);
+
+	checksum = in_cksum(igmp_msg, igmp_msg_len);
+	if (ntohs(checksum) != recv_checksum) {
+		zlog_warn("Invalid checksum received %x, calculated %x",
+			  recv_checksum, ntohs(checksum));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int igmp_recv_query(struct igmp_sock *igmp, int query_version,
 			   int max_resp_code, struct in_addr from,
 			   const char *from_str, char *igmp_msg,
@@ -278,8 +299,6 @@ static int igmp_recv_query(struct igmp_sock *igmp, int query_version,
 	struct interface *ifp;
 	struct pim_interface *pim_ifp;
 	struct in_addr group_addr;
-	uint16_t recv_checksum;
-	uint16_t checksum;
 
 	if (igmp->mtrace_only)
 		return 0;
@@ -289,17 +308,10 @@ static int igmp_recv_query(struct igmp_sock *igmp, int query_version,
 	ifp = igmp->interface;
 	pim_ifp = ifp->info;
 
-	recv_checksum = *(uint16_t *)(igmp_msg + IGMP_CHECKSUM_OFFSET);
-
-	/* for computing checksum */
-	*(uint16_t *)(igmp_msg + IGMP_CHECKSUM_OFFSET) = 0;
-
-	checksum = in_cksum(igmp_msg, igmp_msg_len);
-	if (checksum != recv_checksum) {
+	if (igmp_validate_checksum(igmp_msg, igmp_msg_len) == -1) {
 		zlog_warn(
-			"Recv IGMP query v%d from %s on %s: checksum mismatch: received=%x computed=%x",
-			query_version, from_str, ifp->name, recv_checksum,
-			checksum);
+			"Recv IGMP query v%d from %s on %s with invalid checksum",
+			query_version, from_str, ifp->name);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -427,6 +439,13 @@ static int igmp_v1_recv_report(struct igmp_sock *igmp, struct in_addr from,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (igmp_validate_checksum(igmp_msg, igmp_msg_len) == -1) {
+		zlog_warn(
+			"Recv IGMP report v1 from %s on %s with invalid checksum",
+			from_str, ifp->name);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	/* Collecting IGMP Rx stats */
 	igmp->rx_stats.report_v1++;
 
diff --git a/pimd/pim_igmp.h b/pimd/pim_igmp.h
index 9231b0b41f..a0681128c0 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_igmp.h
+++ b/pimd/pim_igmp.h
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@
 
 #define IGMP_DEFAULT_VERSION (3)
 
+#define IGMP_GET_INT16(ptr, output)                                            \
+	do {                                                                   \
+		output = *(ptr) << 8;                                          \
+		output |= *((ptr) + 1);                                        \
+	} while (0)
+
 struct igmp_join {
 	struct in_addr group_addr;
 	struct in_addr source_addr;
@@ -116,6 +122,8 @@ void pim_igmp_general_query_off(struct igmp_sock *igmp);
 void pim_igmp_other_querier_timer_on(struct igmp_sock *igmp);
 void pim_igmp_other_querier_timer_off(struct igmp_sock *igmp);
 
+int igmp_validate_checksum(char *igmp_msg, int igmp_msg_len);
+
 #define IGMP_SOURCE_MASK_FORWARDING        (1 << 0)
 #define IGMP_SOURCE_MASK_DELETE            (1 << 1)
 #define IGMP_SOURCE_MASK_SEND              (1 << 2)
diff --git a/pimd/pim_igmpv2.c b/pimd/pim_igmpv2.c
index af598d040d..d836c66cbb 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_igmpv2.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_igmpv2.c
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ int igmp_v2_recv_report(struct igmp_sock *igmp, struct in_addr from,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (igmp_validate_checksum(igmp_msg, igmp_msg_len) == -1) {
+		zlog_warn(
+			"Recv IGMPv2 REPORT from %s on %s: size=%d with invalid checksum",
+			from_str, ifp->name, igmp_msg_len);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	/* Collecting IGMP Rx stats */
 	igmp->rx_stats.report_v2++;
 
@@ -170,6 +177,13 @@ int igmp_v2_recv_leave(struct igmp_sock *igmp, struct in_addr from,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (igmp_validate_checksum(igmp_msg, igmp_msg_len) == -1) {
+		zlog_warn(
+			"Recv IGMPv2 LEAVE from %s on %s with invalid checksum",
+			from_str, ifp->name);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	/* Collecting IGMP Rx stats */
 	igmp->rx_stats.leave_v2++;
 
diff --git a/pimd/pim_igmpv3.c b/pimd/pim_igmpv3.c
index 22767a8629..425adfe166 100644
--- a/pimd/pim_igmpv3.c
+++ b/pimd/pim_igmpv3.c
@@ -1830,8 +1830,6 @@ void igmp_v3_recv_query(struct igmp_sock *igmp, const char *from_str,
 int igmp_v3_recv_report(struct igmp_sock *igmp, struct in_addr from,
 			const char *from_str, char *igmp_msg, int igmp_msg_len)
 {
-	uint16_t recv_checksum;
-	uint16_t checksum;
 	int num_groups;
 	uint8_t *group_record;
 	uint8_t *report_pastend = (uint8_t *)igmp_msg + igmp_msg_len;
@@ -1853,16 +1851,10 @@ int igmp_v3_recv_report(struct igmp_sock *igmp, struct in_addr from,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	recv_checksum = *(uint16_t *)(igmp_msg + IGMP_CHECKSUM_OFFSET);
-
-	/* for computing checksum */
-	*(uint16_t *)(igmp_msg + IGMP_CHECKSUM_OFFSET) = 0;
-
-	checksum = in_cksum(igmp_msg, igmp_msg_len);
-	if (checksum != recv_checksum) {
+	if (igmp_validate_checksum(igmp_msg, igmp_msg_len) == -1) {
 		zlog_warn(
-			"Recv IGMP report v3 from %s on %s: checksum mismatch: received=%x computed=%x",
-			from_str, ifp->name, recv_checksum, checksum);
+			"Recv IGMPv3 report from %s on %s with invalid checksum",
+			from_str, ifp->name);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1880,9 +1872,8 @@ int igmp_v3_recv_report(struct igmp_sock *igmp, struct in_addr from,
 
 	if (PIM_DEBUG_IGMP_PACKETS) {
 		zlog_debug(
-			"Recv IGMP report v3 from %s on %s: size=%d checksum=%x groups=%d",
-			from_str, ifp->name, igmp_msg_len, checksum,
-			num_groups);
+			"Recv IGMP report v3 from %s on %s: size=%d groups=%d",
+			from_str, ifp->name, igmp_msg_len, num_groups);
 	}
 
 	group_record = (uint8_t *)igmp_msg + IGMP_V3_REPORT_GROUPPRECORD_OFFSET;