diff --git a/hosts/framenix/default.nix b/hosts/framenix/default.nix
index 6902321..20b6776 100644
--- a/hosts/framenix/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/framenix/default.nix
@@ -16,8 +16,52 @@ in
   # use newer linux-firmware from unstable
   hardware.firmware = lib.mkBefore [ unstable.linux-firmware ];
 
+  # override tmpdir for daemon
+  systemd.services.nix-daemon.environment.TMPDIR = "/var/tmp";
+
   # try newer kernels
-  boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
+  boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackagesFor (pkgs.linux_latest.override {
+    argsOverride = rec {
+      src = pkgs.fetchurl {
+        url = "https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/t/linux-${version}.tar.gz";
+        hash = "sha256-LiNkYsgTJby9MctxxLWKUhsH1hNnGRJNDjyv+FwsXXU=";
+      };
+      version = "6.8-rc2";
+      modDirVersion = "6.8.0-rc2";
+    };
+  });
+  # revert some commits that introduced the clourful graphics artefacts flickering,
+  # at least that's the current working hypothesis in https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues/3097
+  boot.kernelPatches = [
+    {name = "revert 9ae587f850a6702428273fcf4a2a9b392349b2a3";
+     patch = (pkgs.fetchpatch {
+        url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/patch/?id=9ae587f850a6702428273fcf4a2a9b392349b2a3";
+        hash = "sha256-5Uu8zxRSQuqE8oymjwPMt/ylsItpkQVDhbrOSMj8g3I=";
+        revert = true;
+    });}
+    {name = "revert 2eb412aa25ed2bf59f5ad5f7a09787d182d67934";
+     patch = (pkgs.fetchpatch {
+        url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/patch/?id=2eb412aa25ed2bf59f5ad5f7a09787d182d67934";
+        hash = "sha256-VtsH6bmwaLxPZ+uXvVE6qVWD2/aIKf9GLuMTNKq6d8M=";
+        revert = true;
+    });}
+    {name = "revert 0a1844bf0b532d84324453374ad6845f64066c28";
+     patch = (pkgs.fetchpatch {
+        url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/patch/?id=0a1844bf0b532d84324453374ad6845f64066c28";
+        hash = "sha256-Zd2pcYiOmuuzcc7THNtJW/YTjPyzO7HmQYKJNzy9YPw=";
+        revert = true;
+      });
+     # alternatively, 8569c3154538 can be reverted as well
+     extraStructuredConfig = with lib.kernel; {
+       DRM_I915 = no;
+       DRM_I915_GVT = lib.mkForce unset;
+       DRM_I915_GVT_KVMGT = lib.mkForce unset;
+     };
+     }
+    ];
+
+  # temporary workaround for white flickering graphics artefacts
+  boot.kernelParams = [ "amdgpu.sg_display=0" ];
 
   boot.loader = {
     systemd-boot.enable = true;
@@ -53,8 +97,5 @@ in
     pkgs.radeontop
     pkgs.framework-tool
   ];
-
-  # temporary workaround for graphics flicker-artifact issues:
-  boot.kernelParams = [ "amdgpu.sg_display=0" ];
 }