diff --git a/srpt/Makefile b/srpt/Makefile
index a97d930df..8453081f1 100644
--- a/srpt/Makefile
+++ b/srpt/Makefile
@@ -78,10 +78,12 @@ OFED_SRPT_PATH:=/lib/modules/$(KVER)/updates/kernel/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/
 # Whether or not the OFED ib_srpt.ko kernel module has been installed.
 OFED_SRPT_INSTALLED:=$(shell if [ -e $(OFED_SRPT_PATH) ]; then echo true; else echo false; fi)
 
+AUTOCONF_FLAGS=$(shell $(MAKE) -C $(KDIR) SUBDIRS=$(shell pwd)/conftest/gid_change PRE_CFLAGS="$(OFED_CFLAGS)" >&/dev/null && echo -DHAVE_IB_EVENT_GID_CHANGE)
+
 
 all: src/$(MODULE_SYMVERS)
 	$(MAKE) -C $(KDIR) SUBDIRS=$(shell pwd)/src \
-	  PRE_CFLAGS="$(OFED_CFLAGS)" SCST_INC_DIR=$(SCST_INC_DIR) modules
+	  PRE_CFLAGS="$(OFED_CFLAGS) $(AUTOCONF_FLAGS)" SCST_INC_DIR=$(SCST_INC_DIR) modules
 
 install: all src/ib_srpt.ko
 	$(MAKE) -C $(KDIR) SUBDIRS=$(shell pwd)/src		   \
diff --git a/srpt/conftest/gid_change/Makefile b/srpt/conftest/gid_change/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e81c05753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srpt/conftest/gid_change/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+obj-m += gid_change.o
diff --git a/srpt/conftest/gid_change/gid_change.c b/srpt/conftest/gid_change/gid_change.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb60773fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srpt/conftest/gid_change/gid_change.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <rdma/ib_verbs.h>
+
+static int modinit(void)
+{
+	return IB_EVENT_GID_CHANGE;
+}
+
+module_init(modinit);
diff --git a/srpt/src/ib_srpt.h b/srpt/src/ib_srpt.h
index 6596c0634..0e30e16ea 100644
--- a/srpt/src/ib_srpt.h
+++ b/srpt/src/ib_srpt.h
@@ -142,12 +142,7 @@ enum {
 };
 
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 1, 0) &&			\
-	!(defined(CONFIG_SUSE_KERNEL) &&				\
-	LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 0, 76)) &&		\
-	!(defined(RHEL_MAJOR) &&					\
-	(RHEL_MAJOR -0 > 6 ||						\
-	RHEL_MAJOR -0 == 6 && RHEL_MINOR -0 >= 5 ||			\
-	RHEL_MAJOR -0 == 5 && RHEL_MINOR -0 >= 9))
+	!defined(HAVE_IB_EVENT_GID_CHANGE)
 /* See also patch "IB/core: Add GID change event" (commit 761d90ed4). */
 enum { IB_EVENT_GID_CHANGE = 18 };
 #endif