diff --git a/examples/chardev.c b/examples/chardev.c
index 7972304e..07377793 100644
--- a/examples/chardev.c
+++ b/examples/chardev.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/printk.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h> /* for get_user and put_user */
+#include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include <asm/errno.h>
 
@@ -62,7 +63,11 @@ 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(DEVICE_NAME);
+#else
     cls = class_create(THIS_MODULE, DEVICE_NAME);
+#endif
     device_create(cls, NULL, MKDEV(major, 0), NULL, DEVICE_NAME);
 
     pr_info("Device created on /dev/%s\n", DEVICE_NAME);