diff --git a/scst/include/scst_const.h b/scst/include/scst_const.h
index ad2ccb598..3e3627f3e 100644
--- a/scst/include/scst_const.h
+++ b/scst/include/scst_const.h
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static inline int scst_sense_response_code(const uint8_t *sense)
 	&& (!defined(RHEL_MAJOR) || RHEL_MAJOR -0 <= 5)
 #define WRITE_ATTRIBUTE             0x8D
 #endif
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(4, 12, 0)
+#if !defined(__KERNEL__) || LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(4, 12, 0)
 #define WRITE_VERIFY_16             0x8E
 #endif
 #define VERIFY_6                    0x13