diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/batman-adv/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/batman-adv/default.nix
index f7b2a984e40..8407f270f48 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/batman-adv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/batman-adv/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, kernel }:
 
+assert stdenv.lib.versionOlder kernel.version "3.17";
+
 let base = "batman-adv-2014.3.0"; in
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/netatop/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/netatop/default.nix
index c77faa6a9e7..3d6b6faccca 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/netatop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/netatop/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, kernel, zlib }:
 
+assert stdenv.lib.versionOlder kernel.version "3.17";
+
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "netatop-${kernel.version}-0.3";