diff --git a/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c b/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c
index a14b544..f26d10f 100644
--- a/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c
+++ b/os_dep/linux/ioctl_cfg80211.c
@@ -1193,12 +1193,22 @@ check_bss:
                         struct cfg80211_bss *bss;
                         bss = cfg80211_get_bss(pwdev->wiphy, NULL, cur_network->network.MacAddress, NULL, 0,
                                 IEEE80211_BSS_TYPE_ANY, IEEE80211_PRIVACY_ANY);
+		#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 10, 0)
                         cfg80211_connect_bss(wdev_to_ndev(pwdev), cur_network->network.MacAddress, bss
                                 , pmlmepriv->assoc_req + sizeof(struct rtw_ieee80211_hdr_3addr) + 2
                                 , pmlmepriv->assoc_req_len - sizeof(struct rtw_ieee80211_hdr_3addr) - 2
                                 , pmlmepriv->assoc_rsp + sizeof(struct rtw_ieee80211_hdr_3addr) + 6
                                 , pmlmepriv->assoc_rsp_len - sizeof(struct rtw_ieee80211_hdr_3addr) - 6
                                 , WLAN_STATUS_SUCCESS, GFP_ATOMIC, NL80211_TIMEOUT_UNSPECIFIED);
+		#else // (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 10, 0))
+                        // Linux < 4.10.x does not accept the last argument (timeout).
+                        cfg80211_connect_bss(wdev_to_ndev(pwdev), cur_network->network.MacAddress, bss
+                                , pmlmepriv->assoc_req + sizeof(struct rtw_ieee80211_hdr_3addr) + 2
+                                , pmlmepriv->assoc_req_len - sizeof(struct rtw_ieee80211_hdr_3addr) - 2
+                                , pmlmepriv->assoc_rsp + sizeof(struct rtw_ieee80211_hdr_3addr) + 6
+                                , pmlmepriv->assoc_rsp_len - sizeof(struct rtw_ieee80211_hdr_3addr) - 6
+                                , WLAN_STATUS_SUCCESS, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		#endif
                 }
 		#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 11, 0) || defined(COMPAT_KERNEL_RELEASE)
 		RTW_INFO("pwdev->sme_state(a)=%d\n", pwdev->sme_state);