diff --git a/fcst/ft_sess.c b/fcst/ft_sess.c
index f98973408..72754cd87 100644
--- a/fcst/ft_sess.c
+++ b/fcst/ft_sess.c
@@ -172,25 +172,6 @@ static u32 ft_sess_hash(u32 port_id)
 	return hash_32(port_id, FT_SESS_HASH_BITS);
 }
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 8, 0) &&		      \
-	! (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >> 8 == KERNEL_VERSION(3, 4, 0) >> 8 && \
-	   LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 4, 41)) &&	      \
-	! (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >> 8 == KERNEL_VERSION(3, 2, 0) >> 8 && \
-	   LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 2, 44)) &&	      \
-	!defined(CONFIG_SUSE_KERNEL) &&				      \
-	(!defined(RHEL_MAJOR) || RHEL_MAJOR -0 < 6 ||		      \
-	 (RHEL_MAJOR -0 == 6 && RHEL_MINOR -0 < 6))
-/*
- * See also commit 4b20db3 (kref: Implement kref_get_unless_zero v3 -- v3.8).
- * See also commit e3a5505 in branch stable/linux-3.4.y (v3.4.41).
- * See also commit 3fa8ee5 in branch stable/linux-3.2.y (v3.2.44).
- */
-static inline int __must_check kref_get_unless_zero(struct kref *kref)
-{
-	return atomic_add_unless(&kref->refcount, 1, 0);
-}
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Find session in local port.
  * Sessions and hash lists are RCU-protected.
diff --git a/scst/include/backport.h b/scst/include/backport.h
index 483bec926..1088dfaa6 100644
--- a/scst/include/backport.h
+++ b/scst/include/backport.h
@@ -325,6 +325,27 @@ enum umh_wait {
 };
 #endif
 
+/* <linux/kref.h> */
+
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 8, 0) &&		      \
+	! (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >> 8 == KERNEL_VERSION(3, 4, 0) >> 8 && \
+	   LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 4, 41)) &&	      \
+	! (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >> 8 == KERNEL_VERSION(3, 2, 0) >> 8 && \
+	   LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 2, 44)) &&	      \
+	!defined(CONFIG_SUSE_KERNEL) &&				      \
+	(!defined(RHEL_MAJOR) || RHEL_MAJOR -0 < 6 ||		      \
+	 (RHEL_MAJOR -0 == 6 && RHEL_MINOR -0 < 6))
+/*
+ * See also commit 4b20db3 (kref: Implement kref_get_unless_zero v3 -- v3.8).
+ * See also commit e3a5505 in branch stable/linux-3.4.y (v3.4.41).
+ * See also commit 3fa8ee5 in branch stable/linux-3.2.y (v3.2.44).
+ */
+static inline int __must_check kref_get_unless_zero(struct kref *kref)
+{
+	return atomic_add_unless(&kref->refcount, 1, 0);
+}
+#endif
+
 /* <linux/list.h> */
 
 #ifndef __list_for_each