diff --git a/kmod/patch/livepatch-patch-hook.c b/kmod/patch/livepatch-patch-hook.c
index 8da0f42..7fb2006 100644
--- a/kmod/patch/livepatch-patch-hook.c
+++ b/kmod/patch/livepatch-patch-hook.c
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
 #define UTS_UBUNTU_RELEASE_ABI 0
 #endif
 
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(4, 7, 0)
+#define NEED_KLP_RELOCS
+#endif
+
 /*
  * There are quite a few similar structures at play in this file:
  * - livepatch.h structs prefixed with klp_*
@@ -83,7 +87,9 @@ static struct patch_object *patch_alloc_new_object(const char *name)
 	if (!object)
 		return NULL;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&object->funcs);
+#ifdef NEED_KLP_RELOCS
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&object->relocs);
+#endif
 	if (strcmp(name, "vmlinux"))
 		object->name = name;
 	list_add(&object->list, &patch_objects);
@@ -123,6 +129,7 @@ static int patch_add_func_to_object(struct kpatch_patch_func *kfunc)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef NEED_KLP_RELOCS
 static int patch_add_reloc_to_object(struct kpatch_patch_dynrela *kdynrela)
 {
 	struct patch_reloc *reloc;
@@ -143,11 +150,14 @@ static int patch_add_reloc_to_object(struct kpatch_patch_dynrela *kdynrela)
 	object->relocs_nr++;
 	return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 static void patch_free_scaffold(void) {
 	struct patch_func *func, *safefunc;
-	struct patch_reloc *reloc, *safereloc;
 	struct patch_object *object, *safeobject;
+#ifdef NEED_KLP_RELOCS
+	struct patch_reloc *reloc, *safereloc;
+#endif
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(object, safeobject, &patch_objects, list) {
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(func, safefunc,
@@ -155,11 +165,13 @@ static void patch_free_scaffold(void) {
 			list_del(&func->list);
 			kfree(func);
 		}
+#ifdef NEED_KLP_RELOCS
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(reloc, safereloc,
 		                         &object->relocs, list) {
 			list_del(&reloc->list);
 			kfree(reloc);
 		}
+#endif
 		list_del(&object->list);
 		kfree(object);
 	}
@@ -173,8 +185,10 @@ static void patch_free_livepatch(struct klp_patch *patch)
 		for (object = patch->objs; object && object->funcs; object++) {
 			if (object->funcs)
 				kfree(object->funcs);
+#ifdef NEED_KLP_RELOCS
 			if (object->relocs)
 				kfree(object->relocs);
+#endif
 		}
 		if (patch->objs)
 			kfree(patch->objs);
@@ -183,19 +197,23 @@ static void patch_free_livepatch(struct klp_patch *patch)
 }
 
 extern struct kpatch_patch_func __kpatch_funcs[], __kpatch_funcs_end[];
+#ifdef NEED_KLP_RELOCS
 extern struct kpatch_patch_dynrela __kpatch_dynrelas[], __kpatch_dynrelas_end[];
+#endif
 
 static int __init patch_init(void)
 {
 	struct kpatch_patch_func *kfunc;
-	struct kpatch_patch_dynrela *kdynrela;
 	struct klp_object *lobjects, *lobject;
 	struct klp_func *lfuncs, *lfunc;
-	struct klp_reloc *lrelocs, *lreloc;
 	struct patch_object *object;
 	struct patch_func *func;
-	struct patch_reloc *reloc;
 	int ret = 0, i, j;
+#ifdef NEED_KLP_RELOCS
+	struct kpatch_patch_dynrela *kdynrela;
+	struct patch_reloc *reloc;
+	struct klp_reloc *lrelocs, *lreloc;
+#endif
 
 	/* organize functions and relocs by object in scaffold */
 	for (kfunc = __kpatch_funcs;
@@ -206,6 +224,7 @@ static int __init patch_init(void)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
+#ifdef NEED_KLP_RELOCS
 	for (kdynrela = __kpatch_dynrelas;
 	     kdynrela != __kpatch_dynrelas_end;
 	     kdynrela++) {
@@ -213,6 +232,7 @@ static int __init patch_init(void)
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
 	}
+#endif
 
 	/* past this point, only possible return code is -ENOMEM */
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -254,6 +274,7 @@ static int __init patch_init(void)
 			j++;
 		}
 
+#ifdef NEED_KLP_RELOCS
 		lrelocs = kzalloc(sizeof(struct klp_reloc) *
 				  (object->relocs_nr+1), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!lrelocs)
@@ -270,13 +291,14 @@ static int __init patch_init(void)
 			lreloc->sympos = reloc->kdynrela->sympos;
 #else
 			lreloc->val = reloc->kdynrela->src;
-#endif
+#endif /* 4.5.0 */
 			lreloc->type = reloc->kdynrela->type;
 			lreloc->name = reloc->kdynrela->name;
 			lreloc->addend = reloc->kdynrela->addend;
 			lreloc->external = reloc->kdynrela->external;
 			j++;
 		}
+#endif /* 4.7.0 */
 
 		i++;
 	}