diff --git a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index 9c8af82..e674027 100644
--- a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -14473,7 +14473,8 @@
 {
     int status;
     u16 channel;
-#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 15, 0))
+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 15, 0)) || \
+             defined(CFG80211_BSSID_HINT_BACKPORT)
     const u8 *bssid_hint = req->bssid_hint;
 #else
     const u8 *bssid_hint = NULL;