diff --git a/scst/include/backport.h b/scst/include/backport.h
index c58d43b93..3a16c4ec8 100644
--- a/scst/include/backport.h
+++ b/scst/include/backport.h
@@ -1172,12 +1172,14 @@ static inline int pcie_capability_read_dword(struct pci_dev *dev, int pos,
 #endif
 
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 3, 0)
+#if !defined(RHEL_MAJOR) || RHEL_MAJOR -0 < 8
 /*
  * 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)