diff --git a/src/client/linux/minidump_writer/linux_core_dumper.cc b/src/client/linux/minidump_writer/linux_core_dumper.cc
index b24573b1..3b1eabb4 100644
--- a/src/client/linux/minidump_writer/linux_core_dumper.cc
+++ b/src/client/linux/minidump_writer/linux_core_dumper.cc
@@ -248,7 +248,9 @@ bool LinuxCoreDumper::EnumerateThreads() {
             set_crash_exception_info({info->si_pid, info->si_uid});
             break;
           case MD_EXCEPTION_CODE_LIN_SIGSYS:
+#ifdef si_syscall
             set_crash_exception_info({info->si_syscall, info->si_arch});
+#endif
             break;
         }
         break;
diff --git a/src/client/linux/minidump_writer/linux_core_dumper_unittest.cc b/src/client/linux/minidump_writer/linux_core_dumper_unittest.cc
index 927d5aa3..5f27d893 100644
--- a/src/client/linux/minidump_writer/linux_core_dumper_unittest.cc
+++ b/src/client/linux/minidump_writer/linux_core_dumper_unittest.cc
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@ TEST(LinuxCoreDumperTest, VerifyExceptionDetails) {
     return;
   }
 
+#ifndef si_syscall
+  fprintf(stderr, "LinuxCoreDumperTest.VerifyDumpWithMultipleThreads test is "
+          "skipped due to old kernel/C library headers\n");
+  return;
+#endif
+
   const unsigned kNumOfThreads = 2;
   const unsigned kCrashThread = 1;
   const int kCrashSignal = SIGSYS;