diff --git a/src/bpf_helpers.h b/src/bpf_helpers.h
index 2bdb7d6..72b2511 100644
--- a/src/bpf_helpers.h
+++ b/src/bpf_helpers.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 /*
  * Helper function to perform a tail call with a constant/immediate map slot.
  */
+#if __clang_major__ >= 8 && defined(__bpf__)
 static __always_inline void
 bpf_tail_call_static(void *ctx, const void *map, const __u32 slot)
 {
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ bpf_tail_call_static(void *ctx, const void *map, const __u32 slot)
 		     :: [ctx]"r"(ctx), [map]"r"(map), [slot]"i"(slot)
 		     : "r0", "r1", "r2", "r3", "r4", "r5");
 }
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Helper structure used by eBPF C program