diff --git a/scst/include/backport.h b/scst/include/backport.h
index 7715ffbe1..386704575 100644
--- a/scst/include/backport.h
+++ b/scst/include/backport.h
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ kernel_read_backport(struct file *file, void *buf, size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 #define kernel_read(file, buf, count, pos)			\
 	kernel_read_backport((file), (buf), (count), (pos))
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 9, 0)
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 9, 0) || defined(RHEL_MAJOR)
 /*
  * See also commit 7bb307e894d5 ("export kernel_write(), convert open-coded
  * instances") # v3.9.