diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index 8edf5c73ef7d..3f4d82a5793f 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -23731,7 +23731,8 @@ wlan_hdd_cfg80211_update_connect_params(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 #if defined(WLAN_FEATURE_SAE) && \
 		(defined(CFG80211_EXTERNAL_AUTH_SUPPORT) || \
 		LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 17, 0))
-#if defined(CFG80211_EXTERNAL_AUTH_AP_SUPPORT)
+#if (defined(CFG80211_EXTERNAL_AUTH_AP_SUPPORT) || \
+		LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 19, 0))
 /**
  * wlan_hdd_extauth_cache_pmkid() - Extract and cache pmkid
  * @adapter: hdd vdev/net_device context