diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/checkpoint/checkpoint.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/checkpoint/checkpoint.go
index fe6d625444a..3901caa08b8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/checkpoint/checkpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/checkpoint/checkpoint.go
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ package checkpoint
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"hash/crc32"
 
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/checkpointmanager/checksum"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/checkpointmanager/errors"
 	state "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/state"
 )
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ type Checkpoint struct {
 	// See state.CheckpointData for the details
 	Data string
 	// Checksum is a checksum of Data
-	Checksum checksum.Checksum
+	Checksum uint32
 }
 
 type CheckpointData struct {
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ func NewCheckpoint(data state.ClaimInfoStateList) (*Checkpoint, error) {
 
 	return &Checkpoint{
 		Data:     string(cpDataBytes),
-		Checksum: checksum.New(string(cpDataBytes)),
+		Checksum: crc32.ChecksumIEEE(cpDataBytes),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -88,7 +89,11 @@ func (cp *Checkpoint) UnmarshalCheckpoint(blob []byte) error {
 // VerifyChecksum verifies that current checksum
 // of checkpointed Data is valid
 func (cp *Checkpoint) VerifyChecksum() error {
-	return cp.Checksum.Verify(cp.Data)
+	expectedCS := crc32.ChecksumIEEE([]byte(cp.Data))
+	if expectedCS != cp.Checksum {
+		return &errors.CorruptCheckpointError{ActualCS: uint64(cp.Checksum), ExpectedCS: uint64(expectedCS)}
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // GetEntries returns list of claim info states from checkpoint
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/checkpoint/checkpointer_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/checkpoint/checkpointer_test.go
index 3c32ed3b7e8..b92df22baba 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/checkpoint/checkpointer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/checkpoint/checkpointer_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestCheckpointGetOrCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			description:       "single-claim-info-state",
-			checkpointContent: `{"Data":"{\"kind\":\"DRACheckpoint\",\"apiVersion\":\"checkpoint.dra.kubelet.k8s.io/v1\",\"Entries\":[{\"ClaimUID\":\"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7\",\"ClaimName\":\"example\",\"Namespace\":\"default\",\"PodUIDs\":{\"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6\":{}},\"DriverState\":{\"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io\":{\"Devices\":[{\"PoolName\":\"worker-1\",\"DeviceName\":\"dev-1\",\"RequestNames\":[\"test request\"],\"CDIDeviceIDs\":[\"example.com/example=cdi-example\"]}]}}}]}","Checksum":2327868095}`,
+			checkpointContent: `{"Data":"{\"kind\":\"DRACheckpoint\",\"apiVersion\":\"checkpoint.dra.kubelet.k8s.io/v1\",\"Entries\":[{\"ClaimUID\":\"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7\",\"ClaimName\":\"example\",\"Namespace\":\"default\",\"PodUIDs\":{\"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6\":{}},\"DriverState\":{\"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io\":{\"Devices\":[{\"PoolName\":\"worker-1\",\"DeviceName\":\"dev-1\",\"RequestNames\":[\"test request\"],\"CDIDeviceIDs\":[\"example.com/example=cdi-example\"]}]}}}]}","Checksum":1597924435}`,
 			expectedClaimInfoStateList: state.ClaimInfoStateList{
 				{
 					DriverState: map[string]state.DriverState{
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func TestCheckpointGetOrCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			description:       "claim-info-state-with-multiple-devices",
-			checkpointContent: `{"Data":"{\"kind\":\"DRACheckpoint\",\"apiVersion\":\"checkpoint.dra.kubelet.k8s.io/v1\",\"Entries\":[{\"ClaimUID\":\"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7\",\"ClaimName\":\"example\",\"Namespace\":\"default\",\"PodUIDs\":{\"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6\":{}},\"DriverState\":{\"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io\":{\"Devices\":[{\"PoolName\":\"worker-1\",\"DeviceName\":\"dev-1\",\"RequestNames\":[\"test request\"],\"CDIDeviceIDs\":[\"example.com/example=cdi-example\"]},{\"PoolName\":\"worker-1\",\"DeviceName\":\"dev-2\",\"RequestNames\":[\"test request\"],\"CDIDeviceIDs\":[\"example.com/example=cdi-example\"]}]}}}]}","Checksum":1228427175}`,
+			checkpointContent: `{"Data":"{\"kind\":\"DRACheckpoint\",\"apiVersion\":\"checkpoint.dra.kubelet.k8s.io/v1\",\"Entries\":[{\"ClaimUID\":\"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7\",\"ClaimName\":\"example\",\"Namespace\":\"default\",\"PodUIDs\":{\"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6\":{}},\"DriverState\":{\"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io\":{\"Devices\":[{\"PoolName\":\"worker-1\",\"DeviceName\":\"dev-1\",\"RequestNames\":[\"test request\"],\"CDIDeviceIDs\":[\"example.com/example=cdi-example\"]},{\"PoolName\":\"worker-1\",\"DeviceName\":\"dev-2\",\"RequestNames\":[\"test request\"],\"CDIDeviceIDs\":[\"example.com/example=cdi-example\"]}]}}}]}","Checksum":1812303514}`,
 			expectedClaimInfoStateList: state.ClaimInfoStateList{
 				{
 					DriverState: map[string]state.DriverState{
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func TestCheckpointGetOrCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			description:       "two-claim-info-states",
-			checkpointContent: `{"Data":"{\"kind\":\"DRACheckpoint\",\"apiVersion\":\"checkpoint.dra.kubelet.k8s.io/v1\",\"Entries\":[{\"ClaimUID\":\"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7\",\"ClaimName\":\"example-1\",\"Namespace\":\"default\",\"PodUIDs\":{\"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6\":{}},\"DriverState\":{\"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io\":{\"Devices\":[{\"PoolName\":\"worker-1\",\"DeviceName\":\"dev-1\",\"RequestNames\":[\"test request\"],\"CDIDeviceIDs\":[\"example.com/example=cdi-example\"]}]}}},{\"ClaimUID\":\"4cf8db2d-06c0-7d70-1a51-e59b25b2c16c\",\"ClaimName\":\"example-2\",\"Namespace\":\"default\",\"PodUIDs\":{\"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6\":{}},\"DriverState\":{\"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io\":{\"Devices\":[{\"PoolName\":\"worker-1\",\"DeviceName\":\"dev-2\",\"RequestNames\":null,\"CDIDeviceIDs\":null}]}}}]}","Checksum":2930258364}`,
+			checkpointContent: `{"Data":"{\"kind\":\"DRACheckpoint\",\"apiVersion\":\"checkpoint.dra.kubelet.k8s.io/v1\",\"Entries\":[{\"ClaimUID\":\"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7\",\"ClaimName\":\"example-1\",\"Namespace\":\"default\",\"PodUIDs\":{\"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6\":{}},\"DriverState\":{\"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io\":{\"Devices\":[{\"PoolName\":\"worker-1\",\"DeviceName\":\"dev-1\",\"RequestNames\":[\"test request\"],\"CDIDeviceIDs\":[\"example.com/example=cdi-example\"]}]}}},{\"ClaimUID\":\"4cf8db2d-06c0-7d70-1a51-e59b25b2c16c\",\"ClaimName\":\"example-2\",\"Namespace\":\"default\",\"PodUIDs\":{\"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6\":{}},\"DriverState\":{\"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io\":{\"Devices\":[{\"PoolName\":\"worker-1\",\"DeviceName\":\"dev-2\",\"RequestNames\":null,\"CDIDeviceIDs\":null}]}}}]}","Checksum":3633532417}`,
 			expectedClaimInfoStateList: state.ClaimInfoStateList{
 				{
 					DriverState: map[string]state.DriverState{
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func TestCheckpointStateStore(t *testing.T) {
 					PodUIDs:   sets.New("139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6"),
 				},
 			},
-			expectedCheckpointContent: `{"Data":"{\"kind\":\"DRACheckpoint\",\"apiVersion\":\"checkpoint.dra.kubelet.k8s.io/v1\",\"Entries\":[{\"ClaimUID\":\"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7\",\"ClaimName\":\"example\",\"Namespace\":\"default\",\"PodUIDs\":{\"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6\":{}},\"DriverState\":{\"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io\":{\"Devices\":[{\"PoolName\":\"worker-1\",\"DeviceName\":\"dev-1\",\"RequestNames\":[\"test request\"],\"CDIDeviceIDs\":[\"example.com/example=cdi-example\"]}]}}}]}","Checksum":2327868095}`,
+			expectedCheckpointContent: `{"Data":"{\"kind\":\"DRACheckpoint\",\"apiVersion\":\"checkpoint.dra.kubelet.k8s.io/v1\",\"Entries\":[{\"ClaimUID\":\"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7\",\"ClaimName\":\"example\",\"Namespace\":\"default\",\"PodUIDs\":{\"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6\":{}},\"DriverState\":{\"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io\":{\"Devices\":[{\"PoolName\":\"worker-1\",\"DeviceName\":\"dev-1\",\"RequestNames\":[\"test request\"],\"CDIDeviceIDs\":[\"example.com/example=cdi-example\"]}]}}}]}","Checksum":1597924435}`,
 		},
 		{
 			description: "single-claim-info-state-with-multiple-devices",
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func TestCheckpointStateStore(t *testing.T) {
 					PodUIDs:   sets.New("139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6"),
 				},
 			},
-			expectedCheckpointContent: `{"Data":"{\"kind\":\"DRACheckpoint\",\"apiVersion\":\"checkpoint.dra.kubelet.k8s.io/v1\",\"Entries\":[{\"ClaimUID\":\"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7\",\"ClaimName\":\"example\",\"Namespace\":\"default\",\"PodUIDs\":{\"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6\":{}},\"DriverState\":{\"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io\":{\"Devices\":[{\"PoolName\":\"worker-1\",\"DeviceName\":\"dev-1\",\"RequestNames\":[\"test request\"],\"CDIDeviceIDs\":[\"example.com/example=cdi-example\"]},{\"PoolName\":\"worker-1\",\"DeviceName\":\"dev-2\",\"RequestNames\":[\"test request\"],\"CDIDeviceIDs\":[\"example.com/example=cdi-example\"]}]}}}]}","Checksum":1228427175}`,
+			expectedCheckpointContent: `{"Data":"{\"kind\":\"DRACheckpoint\",\"apiVersion\":\"checkpoint.dra.kubelet.k8s.io/v1\",\"Entries\":[{\"ClaimUID\":\"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7\",\"ClaimName\":\"example\",\"Namespace\":\"default\",\"PodUIDs\":{\"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6\":{}},\"DriverState\":{\"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io\":{\"Devices\":[{\"PoolName\":\"worker-1\",\"DeviceName\":\"dev-1\",\"RequestNames\":[\"test request\"],\"CDIDeviceIDs\":[\"example.com/example=cdi-example\"]},{\"PoolName\":\"worker-1\",\"DeviceName\":\"dev-2\",\"RequestNames\":[\"test request\"],\"CDIDeviceIDs\":[\"example.com/example=cdi-example\"]}]}}}]}","Checksum":1812303514}`,
 		},
 		{
 			description: "two-claim-info-states",
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func TestCheckpointStateStore(t *testing.T) {
 					PodUIDs:   sets.New("139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6"),
 				},
 			},
-			expectedCheckpointContent: `{"Data":"{\"kind\":\"DRACheckpoint\",\"apiVersion\":\"checkpoint.dra.kubelet.k8s.io/v1\",\"Entries\":[{\"ClaimUID\":\"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7\",\"ClaimName\":\"example-1\",\"Namespace\":\"default\",\"PodUIDs\":{\"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6\":{}},\"DriverState\":{\"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io\":{\"Devices\":[{\"PoolName\":\"worker-1\",\"DeviceName\":\"dev-1\",\"RequestNames\":[\"test request\"],\"CDIDeviceIDs\":[\"example.com/example=cdi-example\"]}]}}},{\"ClaimUID\":\"4cf8db2d-06c0-7d70-1a51-e59b25b2c16c\",\"ClaimName\":\"example-2\",\"Namespace\":\"default\",\"PodUIDs\":{\"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6\":{}},\"DriverState\":{\"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io\":{\"Devices\":[{\"PoolName\":\"worker-1\",\"DeviceName\":\"dev-2\",\"RequestNames\":null,\"CDIDeviceIDs\":null}]}}}]}","Checksum":2930258364}`,
+			expectedCheckpointContent: `{"Data":"{\"kind\":\"DRACheckpoint\",\"apiVersion\":\"checkpoint.dra.kubelet.k8s.io/v1\",\"Entries\":[{\"ClaimUID\":\"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7\",\"ClaimName\":\"example-1\",\"Namespace\":\"default\",\"PodUIDs\":{\"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6\":{}},\"DriverState\":{\"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io\":{\"Devices\":[{\"PoolName\":\"worker-1\",\"DeviceName\":\"dev-1\",\"RequestNames\":[\"test request\"],\"CDIDeviceIDs\":[\"example.com/example=cdi-example\"]}]}}},{\"ClaimUID\":\"4cf8db2d-06c0-7d70-1a51-e59b25b2c16c\",\"ClaimName\":\"example-2\",\"Namespace\":\"default\",\"PodUIDs\":{\"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6\":{}},\"DriverState\":{\"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io\":{\"Devices\":[{\"PoolName\":\"worker-1\",\"DeviceName\":\"dev-2\",\"RequestNames\":null,\"CDIDeviceIDs\":null}]}}}]}","Checksum":3633532417}`,
 		},
 	}