diff --git a/luci-app-openmptcprouter/luasrc/view/openmptcprouter/wanstatus.htm b/luci-app-openmptcprouter/luasrc/view/openmptcprouter/wanstatus.htm
index fe573ae19..085bbce00 100644
--- a/luci-app-openmptcprouter/luasrc/view/openmptcprouter/wanstatus.htm
+++ b/luci-app-openmptcprouter/luasrc/view/openmptcprouter/wanstatus.htm
@@ -347,6 +347,12 @@ local statuslogo = ucic:get("openmptcprouter","settings","statuslogo") or "openm
 					statusMessageClass = "warning";
 					statusIcon = "<%=resource%>/openmptcprouter/images/statusWarning.png";
 				}
+				if (mArray.openmptcprouter.kernel_match == false)
+				{
+					statusMessage += '<%:MPTCP kernel on router and VPS doesn't match%>' + '<br/>';
+					statusMessageClass = "warning";
+					statusIcon = "<%=resource%>/openmptcprouter/images/statusWarning.png";
+				}
 				if (mArray.openmptcprouter.wan_addr6)
 				{
 					content += '<%:IPv6:%>' + " " + mArray.openmptcprouter.wan_addr6;
diff --git a/luci-app-openmptcprouter/root/usr/libexec/rpcd/openmptcprouter b/luci-app-openmptcprouter/root/usr/libexec/rpcd/openmptcprouter
index f6b275150..cec97258f 100755
--- a/luci-app-openmptcprouter/root/usr/libexec/rpcd/openmptcprouter
+++ b/luci-app-openmptcprouter/root/usr/libexec/rpcd/openmptcprouter
@@ -761,6 +761,7 @@ function interfaces_status()
 	mArray.openmptcprouter["local_addr"] = ipaddr
 	--mArray.openmptcprouter["local_addr"] = uci:get("network", "lan", "ipaddr")
 	mArray.openmptcprouter["hostname"] = "OpenMPTCProuter"
+	mArray.openmptcprouter["kernel"] = sys.exec("uname -r")
 	ucic:foreach("system", "system", function(s)
 		mArray.openmptcprouter["hostname"] = uci:get("system",s[".name"],"hostname") or "OpenMPTCProuter"
 	end)
@@ -955,6 +956,12 @@ function interfaces_status()
 		end
 	end)
 
+	mArray.openmptcprouter["kernel_match"] = true
+	if mArray.openmptcprouter["vps_kernel"] ~= "" then
+		if mArray.openmptcprouter["kernel"]:sub(1,3) == "5.4" and mArray.openmptcprouter["vps_kernel"]:sub(1,3) ~= "5.4" then
+			mArray.openmptcprouter["kernel_match"] = false
+		end
+	end
 
 	if mArray.openmptcprouter["vps_hostname"] == "" then
 		mArray.openmptcprouter["vps_hostname"] = "Server"