diff --git a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_kazoo/kazoo_ei_utils.c b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_kazoo/kazoo_ei_utils.c
index 7a2e62c925..c1b792f490 100644
--- a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_kazoo/kazoo_ei_utils.c
+++ b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_kazoo/kazoo_ei_utils.c
@@ -519,8 +519,8 @@ switch_status_t create_acceptor() {
     char ipbuf[48];
     const char *ip_addr;
 
-#if ERLANG_MAJOR >= 10
-    ei_init();
+#if (ERLANG_MAJOR == 10 && ERLANG_MINOR >= 3) || ERLANG_MAJOR >= 11
+	ei_init();
 #endif
 
 	/* if the config has specified an erlang release compatibility then pass that along to the erlang interface */