diff --git a/plugins/available/battery.plugin.bash b/plugins/available/battery.plugin.bash
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1663cfea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/available/battery.plugin.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# shellcheck shell=bash
+# stub for renamed file
+
+_disable-plugin battery