diff --git a/scst/include/backport.h b/scst/include/backport.h
index b344f4380..634e8a9ae 100644
--- a/scst/include/backport.h
+++ b/scst/include/backport.h
@@ -1228,16 +1228,15 @@ static inline int pcie_capability_read_dword(struct pci_dev *dev, int pos,
 #include <linux/percpu-refcount.h>
 #endif
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 3, 0)
-#if defined(RHEL_RELEASE_CODE) &&				\
-	 RHEL_RELEASE_CODE -0 >= RHEL_RELEASE_VERSION(8, 3))
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 3, 0) &&	\
+	(!defined(RHEL_RELEASE_CODE) ||				\
+	 RHEL_RELEASE_CODE -0 < RHEL_RELEASE_VERSION(8, 3))
 /*
  * See also commit 09ed79d6d75f ("percpu_ref: introduce PERCPU_REF_ALLOW_REINIT
  * flag") # v5.3.
  */
 #define PERCPU_REF_ALLOW_REINIT 0
 #endif
-#endif
 
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 17, 0)
 #define PERCPU_COUNT_BIAS (1U << 31)