diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 1d73cbbd..c4e25fd4 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ ccflags-y += -DKSU_UMOUNT
 
 # This feature is introduced in linux 5.0-rc1
 ifeq ($(shell grep -q "get_cred_rcu" $(srctree)/include/linux/cred.h; echo $$?),0)
-ccflags-y += -DKSU_GET_CRED_RCU
+ccflags-y += -DKSU_COMPAT_GET_CRED_RCU
 else
-$(info -- Your kernel does not have get_cred_rcu, please backport it.)
+$(info -- Your kernel does not support get_cred_rcu, please backport it.)
 $(info -- How to backport: https://github.com/tiann/KernelSU/pull/2320#issuecomment-2564232958)
 $(info -- Fallback to old changes.)
 endif
diff --git a/kernel/core_hook.c b/kernel/core_hook.c
index 13a54895..ee505ca9 100644
--- a/kernel/core_hook.c
+++ b/kernel/core_hook.c
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
 #include "throne_tracker.h"
 #include "kernel_compat.h"
 
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5, 0, 0) || defined(KSU_COMPAT_GET_CRED_RCU)
+#define KSU_GET_CRED_RCU
+#endif
+
 static bool ksu_module_mounted = false;
 
 extern int handle_sepolicy(unsigned long arg3, void __user *arg4);