diff --git a/datapath/linux/compat/include/net/vxlan.h b/datapath/linux/compat/include/net/vxlan.h
index 0d60c18..db4dfb6 100644
--- a/datapath/linux/compat/include/net/vxlan.h
+++ b/datapath/linux/compat/include/net/vxlan.h
@@ -99,8 +99,13 @@ static inline int rpl_vxlan_xmit_skb(struct vxlan_sock *vs,
 		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
 
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4,1,0)
+	return vxlan_xmit_skb(rt, vs->sock->sk, skb, src, dst, tos, ttl, df,
+			      src_port, dst_port, md, xnet, vxflags);
+#else
 	return vxlan_xmit_skb(rt, skb, src, dst, tos, ttl, df,
 			      src_port, dst_port, md, xnet, vxflags);
+#endif /* LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4,1,0)  */
 }
 
 #define vxlan_xmit_skb rpl_vxlan_xmit_skb