diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/batman-adv/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/batman-adv/default.nix
index 89c7a4dc30f6..97bd265fb667 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/batman-adv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/batman-adv/default.nix
@@ -45,5 +45,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       philiptaron
     ];
     platforms = with lib.platforms; linux;
+    broken = lib.versionOlder kernel.version cfg.minKernelVersion;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/batman-adv/version.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/batman-adv/version.nix
index 8f05cf345198..e37fc221b31c 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/batman-adv/version.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/batman-adv/version.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 {
-  version = "2026.2";
+  version = "2026.3";
+
+  minKernelVersion = "5.15";
 
   # To get these, run:
   #
   # ```
-  # for tool in alfred batctl batman-adv; do nix-prefetch-url https://downloads.open-mesh.org/batman/releases/batman-adv-2026.2/$tool-2026.2.tar.gz --type sha256 | xargs nix --extra-experimental-features nix-command hash convert --hash-algo sha256 --to sri; done
+  # for tool in alfred batctl batman-adv; do nix-prefetch-url https://downloads.open-mesh.org/batman/releases/batman-adv-2026.3/$tool-2026.3.tar.gz --type sha256 | xargs nix --extra-experimental-features nix-command hash convert --hash-algo sha256 --to sri; done
   # ```
   sha256 = {
-    alfred = "sha256-2ZV0i+X2KkIJFSXMwQLfWsZCGG6bkBRpipVaRGm2m5Y=";
-    batctl = "sha256-wdWAr7Bm0xZcI5tnQwuUxpkyYZwGqQsSlegoy1CBsSI=";
-    batman-adv = "sha256-Thf87SyAlF4iYJvodTRIFzP/G10XBQ3k5PMjwXFBgTU=";
+    alfred = "sha256-H4FQVIGqSIjpcRazdPKVOqQsJdoQYphGciadxZG7BDE=";
+    batctl = "sha256-LIRD+uezRxpQCDf4z7vCt7urYC5DzoxhsQBWDewdnuA=";
+    batman-adv = "sha256-w1JOfY8Uh4agUmVKexCQ45R0bTpx7l1lf5ht168WF2I=";
   };
 }