diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0020-verify-settings.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0020-verify-settings.yml
index d558fff7a..8ae9922f9 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0020-verify-settings.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0020-verify-settings.yml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 
 - name: Stop if kernel version is too low
   assert:
-    that: ansible_kernel.split('-')[0] is version('4.8', '>=')
+    that: ansible_kernel.split('-')[0] is version('4.9.17', '>=')
   when:
     - kube_network_plugin == 'cilium'
     - not ignore_assert_errors