diff --git a/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/MESH/device.c b/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/MESH/device.c
index 086ec3909ca225376d36cf520dca88f44aaf55d4..f8a420697a95d043d2f5870d2c55ca8279567ed5 100644
--- a/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/MESH/device.c
+++ b/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/MESH/device.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ int nas_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
     // End debug information
     netif_stop_queue(dev);
-#if  LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4,7,0)
+#if  LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4,7,0) || RHEL_RELEASE_CODE>=1796
     netif_trans_update(dev);
 #else
     dev->trans_start = jiffies;
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ void nas_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
   printk("TX_TIMEOUT: begin\n");
   //  (struct nas_priv *)(dev->priv)->stats.tx_errors++;
   (priv->stats).tx_errors++;
-#if  LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4,7,0)
+#if  LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4,7,0) || RHEL_RELEASE_CODE>=1796
   netif_trans_update(dev);
 #else
   dev->trans_start = jiffies;
diff --git a/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/UE_IP/device.c b/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/UE_IP/device.c
index 29db4ae07a172f26e49dd14811420084f88816a7..36c6afe914bb3f16f8ab5367733d879d7b65f4c3 100644
--- a/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/UE_IP/device.c
+++ b/openair2/NETWORK_DRIVER/UE_IP/device.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ int ue_ip_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb_pP, struct net_device *dev_pP)
 
     // End debug information
     netif_stop_queue(dev_pP);
-#if  LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4,7,0)
+#if  LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4,7,0) || RHEL_RELEASE_CODE >= 1796
     netif_trans_update(dev_pP);
 #else
     dev_pP->trans_start = jiffies;
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ void ue_ip_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev_pP)
   printk("[UE_IP_DRV][%s] begin\n", __FUNCTION__);
   //  (ue_ip_priv_t *)(dev_pP->priv_p)->stats.tx_errors++;
   (priv_p->stats).tx_errors++;
-#if  LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4,7,0)
+#if  LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4,7,0) || RHEL_RELEASE_CODE >= 1796
   netif_trans_update(dev_pP);
 #else
   dev_pP->trans_start = jiffies;