--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -8381,7 +8381,9 @@ static int nl80211_dump_scan(struct sk_b
 	if (start == 0)
 		cfg80211_bss_expire(rdev);
 
+#if LINUX_VERSION_IS_GEQ(3,1,0)
 	cb->seq = rdev->bss_generation;
+#endif
 
 	list_for_each_entry(scan, &rdev->bss_list, list) {
 		if (++idx <= start)