diff --git a/lustre/obdclass/class_obd.c b/lustre/obdclass/class_obd.c
index 192b15cae0701eebeea3f0c5e24b20aa78e9cb38..2efee5b7e34d5e8d1f6fd926aa0c022d8d89d126 100644
--- a/lustre/obdclass/class_obd.c
+++ b/lustre/obdclass/class_obd.c
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ static void cleanup_obdclass(void)
  * kernel patch */
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 #include <linux/lustre_version.h>
-#define LUSTRE_MIN_VERSION 21
+#define LUSTRE_MIN_VERSION 23
 #define LUSTRE_MAX_VERSION 23
 #if (LUSTRE_KERNEL_VERSION < LUSTRE_MIN_VERSION)
 # error Cannot continue: Your Lustre kernel patch is older than the sources