diff --git a/config/kernel-file.m4 b/config/kernel-file.m4
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31252544c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/kernel-file.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+dnl #
+dnl # 6.12 removed f_version from struct file
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FILE_F_VERSION], [
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([file_f_version], [
+		#include <linux/fs.h>
+
+		static const struct f __attribute__((unused)) = {
+			.f_version = 0;
+		};
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FILE_F_VERSION], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether file->f_version exists])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([file_f_version], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FILE_F_VERSION, 1,
+		    [file->f_version exists])
+	], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FILE], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FILE_F_VERSION
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FILE], [
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FILE_F_VERSION
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel.m4 b/config/kernel.m4
index 465f69b72..640dbbaef 100644
--- a/config/kernel.m4
+++ b/config/kernel.m4
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TEST_SRC], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SYNC_BDEV
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_MM_PAGE_SIZE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_MM_PAGE_MAPPING
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FILE
 	case "$host_cpu" in
 		powerpc*)
 			ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_CPU_HAS_FEATURE
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TEST_RESULT], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_MM_PAGE_SIZE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_MM_PAGE_MAPPING
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_1ARG_ASSIGN_STR
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FILE
 	case "$host_cpu" in
 		powerpc*)
 			ZFS_AC_KERNEL_CPU_HAS_FEATURE
diff --git a/include/os/linux/kernel/linux/vfs_compat.h b/include/os/linux/kernel/linux/vfs_compat.h
index b4767d1ec..3ed456dbf 100644
--- a/include/os/linux/kernel/linux/vfs_compat.h
+++ b/include/os/linux/kernel/linux/vfs_compat.h
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ lseek_execute(
 	if (offset != filp->f_pos) {
 		spin_lock(&filp->f_lock);
 		filp->f_pos = offset;
+#ifdef HAVE_FILE_F_VERSION
 		filp->f_version = 0;
+#endif
 		spin_unlock(&filp->f_lock);
 	}