diff --git a/os_dep/linux/rtw_android.c b/os_dep/linux/rtw_android.c
index 4f3a29ebec01..3be71db3e072 100644
--- a/os_dep/linux/rtw_android.c
+++ b/os_dep/linux/rtw_android.c
@@ -626,7 +626,11 @@ int rtw_android_priv_cmd(struct net_device *net, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5, 0, 0))
+	if (!access_ok(priv_cmd.buf, priv_cmd.total_len)) {
+#else
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ, priv_cmd.buf, priv_cmd.total_len)) {
+#endif
 		RTW_INFO("%s: failed to access memory\n", __FUNCTION__);
 		ret = -EFAULT;
 		goto exit;