diff --git a/scst/include/scst.h b/scst/include/scst.h
index cb0f46bf6..32c0799ed 100644
--- a/scst/include/scst.h
+++ b/scst/include/scst.h
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ static inline unsigned int queue_max_hw_sectors(struct request_queue *q)
 #endif
 #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).