diff --git a/include/osdep_service_linux.h b/include/osdep_service_linux.h
index 32a55b9..3c5ec93 100644
--- a/include/osdep_service_linux.h
+++ b/include/osdep_service_linux.h
@@ -145,8 +145,12 @@
 	typedef void*		_thread_hdl_;
 	typedef int		thread_return;
 	typedef void*	thread_context;
-
-	#define thread_exit() kthread_complete_and_exit(NULL, 0)
+    
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 17, 0)
+    #define thread_exit() complete_and_exit(NULL, 0)
+#else
+    #define thread_exit() kthread_complete_and_exit(NULL, 0)
+#endif
 
 	typedef void timer_hdl_return;
 	typedef void* timer_hdl_context;