diff --git a/lib/vhost/rte_vhost_compat.c b/lib/vhost/rte_vhost_compat.c
index 85cce3dc9..3c9f69188 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/rte_vhost_compat.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/rte_vhost_compat.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include "spdk/barrier.h"
 #include "spdk/vhost.h"
 #include "vhost_internal.h"
+#include <rte_version.h>
 
 #include "spdk_internal/vhost_user.h"
 
@@ -331,7 +332,11 @@ vhost_register_unix_socket(const char *path, const char *ctrl_name,
 		}
 	}
 
+#if RTE_VERSION < RTE_VERSION_NUM(20, 8, 0, 0)
+	if (rte_vhost_driver_register(path, 0) != 0) {
+#else
 	if (rte_vhost_driver_register(path, RTE_VHOST_USER_ASYNC_COPY) != 0) {
+#endif
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("Could not register controller %s with vhost library\n", ctrl_name);
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("Check if domain socket %s already exists\n", path);
 		return -EIO;