diff --git a/tools/runqlen.py b/tools/runqlen.py
index 4a6bc48..e8430ca 100755
--- a/tools/runqlen.py
+++ b/tools/runqlen.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 from bcc import BPF, PerfType, PerfSWConfig
 from time import sleep, strftime
+from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
+from os import open, close, dup, unlink, O_WRONLY
 import argparse
 
 # arguments
@@ -51,6 +53,66 @@
 debug = 0
 frequency = 99
 
+# Linux 4.15 introduced a new field runnable_weight
+# in linux_src:kernel/sched/sched.h as
+#     struct cfs_rq {
+#         struct load_weight load;
+#         unsigned long runnable_weight;
+#         unsigned int nr_running, h_nr_running;
+#         ......
+#     }
+# and this tool requires to access nr_running to get
+# runqueue len information.
+#
+# The commit which introduces cfs_rq->runnable_weight
+# field also introduces the field sched_entity->runnable_weight
+# where sched_entity is defined in linux_src:include/linux/sched.h.
+#
+# To cope with pre-4.15 and 4.15/post-4.15 releases,
+# we run a simple BPF program to detect whether
+# field sched_entity->runnable_weight exists. The existence of
+# this field should infer the existence of cfs_rq->runnable_weight.
+#
+# This will need maintenance as the relationship between these
+# two fields may change in the future.
+#
+def check_runnable_weight_field():
+    # Define the bpf program for checking purpose
+    bpf_check_text = """
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+unsigned long dummy(struct sched_entity *entity)
+{
+    return entity->runnable_weight;
+}
+"""
+
+    # Get a temporary file name
+    tmp_file = NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False)
+    tmp_file.close();
+
+    # Duplicate and close stderr (fd = 2)
+    old_stderr = dup(2)
+    close(2)
+
+    # Open a new file, should get fd number 2
+    # This will avoid printing llvm errors on the screen
+    fd = open(tmp_file.name, O_WRONLY)
+    try:
+        t = BPF(text=bpf_check_text)
+        success_compile = True
+    except:
+        success_compile = False
+
+    # Release the fd 2, and next dup should restore old stderr
+    close(fd)
+    dup(old_stderr)
+    close(old_stderr)
+
+    # remove the temporary file and return
+    unlink(tmp_file.name)
+    return success_compile
+
+
 # define BPF program
 bpf_text = """
 #include <uapi/linux/ptrace.h>
@@ -60,6 +122,7 @@
 // header. This will need maintenance. It is from kernel/sched/sched.h:
 struct cfs_rq_partial {
     struct load_weight load;
+    RUNNABLE_WEIGHT_FIELD
     unsigned int nr_running, h_nr_running;
 };
 
@@ -106,6 +169,11 @@
         'BPF_HISTOGRAM(dist, unsigned int);')
     bpf_text = bpf_text.replace('STORE', 'dist.increment(len);')
 
+if check_runnable_weight_field():
+    bpf_text = bpf_text.replace('RUNNABLE_WEIGHT_FIELD', 'unsigned long runnable_weight;')
+else:
+    bpf_text = bpf_text.replace('RUNNABLE_WEIGHT_FIELD', '')
+
 # code substitutions
 if debug:
     print(bpf_text)