diff --git a/0003-kni-define-HAVE_TRANS_START_HELPER-for-SLES12SP3.patch b/0003-kni-define-HAVE_TRANS_START_HELPER-for-SLES12SP3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cb2dee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0003-kni-define-HAVE_TRANS_START_HELPER-for-SLES12SP3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+From c284b14663fcaa2ab492496921a1fcb691abe764 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Nirmoy Das <ndas@suse.de>
+Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:20:48 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH]  kni: define HAVE_TRANS_START_HELPER for SLES12SP3
+
+Add support for SLES12SP3, which uses kernel 4.4,
+but backported features from newer kernels.
+
+Signed-off-by: Nirmoy Das <ndas@suse.de>
+---
+ lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/compat.h | 4 +++-
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/compat.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/compat.h
+index 78da08e..f781fd0 100644
+--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/compat.h
++++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/compat.h
+@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@
+ #define HAVE_SK_ALLOC_KERN_PARAM
+ #endif
+ 
+-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 7, 0)
++#if ( LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 7, 0) \
++	|| (defined(CONFIG_SUSE_KERNEL) && \
++		(LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4,4,59))))
+ #define HAVE_TRANS_START_HELPER
+ #endif
+ 
+-- 
+2.12.2
+
diff --git a/dpdk-thunderx.changes b/dpdk-thunderx.changes
index c9548c9..4a12e8c 100644
--- a/dpdk-thunderx.changes
+++ b/dpdk-thunderx.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Apr 18 11:35:19 CEST 2017 - ndas@suse.de
+
+- Enable HAVE_TRANS_START_HELPER for SLE12SP3(bsc#1031705).
+  [+0003-kni-define-HAVE_TRANS_START_HELPER-for-SLES12SP3.patch]
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Apr  4 15:28:20 CEST 2017 - ndas@suse.de
 
diff --git a/dpdk-thunderx.spec b/dpdk-thunderx.spec
index e9a7261..2a0414e 100644
--- a/dpdk-thunderx.spec
+++ b/dpdk-thunderx.spec
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Source1:        preamble
 # upstream code.
 Patch1:         0001-enic-fix-Type-punning-and-strict-aliasing-warning.patch
 Patch2:         0002-kni-define-HAVE_VF_VLAN_PROTO-for-SLES12SP3.patch
+Patch3:         0003-kni-define-HAVE_TRANS_START_HELPER-for-SLES12SP3.patch
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gcc6
@@ -144,7 +145,8 @@ The DPDK Kernel NIC Interface (KNI) allows userspace applications access to the
 %prep
 %setup -q -n dpdk-stable-16.11.1
 %patch1 -p1 -z .enic
-%patch2 -p1 -z .kni
+%patch2 -p1 -z .kni1
+%patch3 -p1 -z .kni2
 # This fixes CROSS compilation (broken) in the mk file for ThunderX
 sed -i '/^CROSS /s/^/#/'  mk/machine/thunderx/rte.vars.mk
 
diff --git a/dpdk.changes b/dpdk.changes
index c9548c9..4a12e8c 100644
--- a/dpdk.changes
+++ b/dpdk.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Apr 18 11:35:19 CEST 2017 - ndas@suse.de
+
+- Enable HAVE_TRANS_START_HELPER for SLE12SP3(bsc#1031705).
+  [+0003-kni-define-HAVE_TRANS_START_HELPER-for-SLES12SP3.patch]
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Apr  4 15:28:20 CEST 2017 - ndas@suse.de
 
diff --git a/dpdk.spec b/dpdk.spec
index 40880ef..5113b83 100644
--- a/dpdk.spec
+++ b/dpdk.spec
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Source1:        preamble
 # upstream code.
 Patch1:         0001-enic-fix-Type-punning-and-strict-aliasing-warning.patch
 Patch2:         0002-kni-define-HAVE_VF_VLAN_PROTO-for-SLES12SP3.patch
+Patch3:         0003-kni-define-HAVE_TRANS_START_HELPER-for-SLES12SP3.patch
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gcc6
@@ -142,7 +143,8 @@ The DPDK Kernel NIC Interface (KNI) allows userspace applications access to the
 %prep
 %setup -q -n dpdk-stable-16.11.1
 %patch1 -p1 -z .enic
-%patch2 -p1 -z .kni
+%patch2 -p1 -z .kni1
+%patch3 -p1 -z .kni2
 # This fixes CROSS compilation (broken) in the mk file for ThunderX
 sed -i '/^CROSS /s/^/#/'  mk/machine/thunderx/rte.vars.mk