diff --git a/scst/include/scst.h b/scst/include/scst.h
index f0771e1a2..a56594051 100644
--- a/scst/include/scst.h
+++ b/scst/include/scst.h
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ static inline void hex2bin(u8 *dst, const char *src, size_t count)
 }
 #endif
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 9, 0)
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 9, 0) && \
+	!defined(CONFIG_COMPAT_KERNEL_3_12)
 /*
  * See also patch "new helper: file_inode(file)" (commit ID
  * 496ad9aa8ef448058e36ca7a787c61f2e63f0f54). See also patch
diff --git a/srpt/README b/srpt/README
index 85bb1a4da..85f9b91c3 100644
--- a/srpt/README
+++ b/srpt/README
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ Performance Notes - Target Side
 Performance Notes - Initiator Side
 ----------------------------------
 
-* Using multiple RDMA connections between initator and target results in a
+* Using multiple RDMA connections between initiator and target results in a
   significant performance improvement. To benefit from this feature, use
   kernel 3.19 or later at the initiator side and enable scsi-mq either by
   setting SCSI_MQ_DEFAULT=y in the kernel config or via the following command: