diff --git a/examples/static_key.c b/examples/static_key.c
index 3e56941..b27d4a7 100644
--- a/examples/static_key.c
+++ b/examples/static_key.c
@@ -61,7 +61,11 @@ static int __init chardev_init(void)
 
     pr_info("I was assigned major number %d\n", major);
 
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(6, 4, 0)
     cls = class_create(THIS_MODULE, DEVICE_NAME);
+#else
+    cls = class_create(DEVICE_NAME);
+#endif
 
     device_create(cls, NULL, MKDEV(major, 0), NULL, DEVICE_NAME);