diff --git a/kernel/ksud.c b/kernel/ksud.c
index 113bf24c..ae336a13 100644
--- a/kernel/ksud.c
+++ b/kernel/ksud.c
@@ -396,10 +396,12 @@ int ksu_handle_vfs_read(struct file **file_ptr, char __user **buf_ptr,
 	if (orig_read) {
 		fops_proxy.read = read_proxy;
 	}
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 16, 0) 
 	orig_read_iter = file->f_op->read_iter;
 	if (orig_read_iter) {
 		fops_proxy.read_iter = read_iter_proxy;
 	}
+#endif
 	// replace the file_operations
 	file->f_op = &fops_proxy;
 	read_count_append = rc_count;