diff --git a/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_rdma.c b/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_rdma.c
index 6de8f4dac..3e4e340ac 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_rdma.c
+++ b/iscsi-scst/kernel/isert-scst/iser_rdma.c
@@ -1597,7 +1597,8 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(4, 2, 0)
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(4, 2, 0) && \
+	(!defined(RHEL_MAJOR) || RHEL_MAJOR -0 < 7)
 static const char *const cma_events[] = {
 	[RDMA_CM_EVENT_ADDR_RESOLVED]	 = "address resolved",
 	[RDMA_CM_EVENT_ADDR_ERROR]	 = "address error",