diff --git a/kernel/busses/i2c-ipmb.c b/kernel/busses/i2c-ipmb.c
index a466b451..b11b0d0b 100644
--- a/kernel/busses/i2c-ipmb.c
+++ b/kernel/busses/i2c-ipmb.c
@@ -87,7 +87,12 @@ static void ipmb_i2c_send_message(struct ipmi_addr *address,
 {
 	int err;
 
-	if((err = ipmi_request(i2c_ipmb_user, address, id, msg, 0)))
+#ifdef IPMI_RESPONSE_RESPONSE_TYPE
+	err = ipmi_request(i2c_ipmb_user, address, id, msg, NULL, 0);
+#else
+	err = ipmi_request(i2c_ipmb_user, address, id, msg, 0);
+#endif
+	if (err)
 		printk(KERN_INFO "i2c-ipmb.o: ipmi_request error %d\n",
 			err);
 }
diff --git a/kernel/busses/i2c-ipmi.c b/kernel/busses/i2c-ipmi.c
index e8342ade..cae78e36 100644
--- a/kernel/busses/i2c-ipmi.c
+++ b/kernel/busses/i2c-ipmi.c
@@ -97,7 +97,11 @@ static int find_client(struct i2c_client * client)
 
 static void ipmi_i2c_send_message(int id, struct ipmi_msg * msg)
 {
+#ifdef IPMI_RESPONSE_RESPONSE_TYPE
+	ipmi_request(i2c_ipmi_user, &address, (long) id, msg, NULL, 0);
+#else
 	ipmi_request(i2c_ipmi_user, &address, (long) id, msg, 0);
+#endif
 }
 
 /* This is the message send function exported to the client