diff --git a/openair2/NAS/DRIVER/LITE/device.c b/openair2/NAS/DRIVER/LITE/device.c
index 99430bc19d..5c931a4cc4 100755
--- a/openair2/NAS/DRIVER/LITE/device.c
+++ b/openair2/NAS/DRIVER/LITE/device.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 
 //#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
@@ -530,7 +531,11 @@ int init_module (void) {
 
     sprintf(devicename,"oai%d",inst);
 
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 17, 0)
     oai_nw_drv_dev[inst]  = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct oai_nw_drv_priv),devicename, oai_nw_drv_init);
+#else 
+    oai_nw_drv_dev[inst]  = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct oai_nw_drv_priv),devicename, NET_NAME_PREDICTABLE, nas_init);
+#endif
     //netif_stop_queue(oai_nw_drv_dev[inst]);
 
     if (oai_nw_drv_dev[inst] == NULL) {