diff --git a/drivers/nfc/st21nfc/st21nfc.c b/drivers/nfc/st21nfc/st21nfc.c
index 5682b0b45ac3..090a755a208b 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/st21nfc/st21nfc.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/st21nfc/st21nfc.c
@@ -384,11 +384,19 @@ static long st21nfc_dev_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 	 * from the kernel perspective; so they look reversed.
 	 */
 	if (_IOC_DIR(cmd) & _IOC_READ)
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,4,0)
+		ret = !access_ok((void __user *)arg, _IOC_SIZE(cmd));
+#else
 		ret = !access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE,
 				(void __user *)arg, _IOC_SIZE(cmd));
+#endif
 	if (ret == 0 && _IOC_DIR(cmd) & _IOC_WRITE)
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,4,0)
+		ret = !access_ok((void __user *)arg, _IOC_SIZE(cmd));
+#else
 		ret = !access_ok(VERIFY_READ,
 				(void __user *)arg, _IOC_SIZE(cmd));
+#endif
 	if (ret)
 		return -EFAULT;