diff --git a/coreutils.spec b/coreutils.spec
index 6ae78b28bb34374a85d83af96b61dc813533c499..673a193b08361622e897e18af192b310354ba1d7 100644
--- a/coreutils.spec
+++ b/coreutils.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:       coreutils
 Version:    9.0
-Release:    11
+Release:    12
 License:    GPLv3+
 Summary:    A set of basic GNU tools commonly used in shell scripts
 Url:        https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Patch24:   backport-setenv-Don-t-crash-if-malloc-returns-NULL.patch
 Patch25:   backport-who-don-t-crash-if-clock-gyrates.patch
 Patch26:   backport-doc-od-strings-clarify-operation.patch
 Patch27:   backport-wc-port-to-kernels-that-disable-XSAVE-YMM.patch
+Patch28:   test-skip-overlay-filesystem-because-of-no-inotify_add_watch.patch
 
 %ifarch sw_64
 Patch13:   coreutils-9.0-sw.patch
@@ -167,6 +168,10 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man*/*
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Nov 25 2023 jiangchuangang <jiangchuangang@huawei.com> - 9.0-12
+- skip testcase for overlay filesystem because of no inotify_add_watch
+  add test-skip-overlay-filesystem-because-of-no-inotify_add_watch.patch
+
 * Sun Oct 08 2023 fuanan <fuanan3@h-partners.com> - 9.0-11
 - sync patches from community
 - add backport-who-fix-only-theoretical-overflow.patch
diff --git a/test-skip-overlay-filesystem-because-of-no-inotify_add_watch.patch b/test-skip-overlay-filesystem-because-of-no-inotify_add_watch.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..942f0f1cc31de7fe23f19a22c28d6b8ea5854907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-skip-overlay-filesystem-because-of-no-inotify_add_watch.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+From 8dc094e77603c61a9b86b448c3128cf61ea66d8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: jiangchuangang <jiangchuangang@huawei.com>
+Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 09:11:43 +0800
+Subject: [PATCH] test: skip overlay filesystem because of no inotify_add_watch
+
+---
+ tests/tail-2/inotify-dir-recreate.sh     | 5 +++++
+ tests/tail-2/inotify-rotate-resources.sh | 5 +++++
+ 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/tests/tail-2/inotify-dir-recreate.sh b/tests/tail-2/inotify-dir-recreate.sh
+index 469876b..2af2aed 100755
+--- a/tests/tail-2/inotify-dir-recreate.sh
++++ b/tests/tail-2/inotify-dir-recreate.sh
+@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
+ . "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src
+ print_ver_ tail
+ 
++filesystem=$(df -T $(pwd) | awk 'NR==2 {print $2}')
++if [ x"$filesystem" == x"overlay" ]; then
++  skip_ 'overlay filesystem skipped, no inotify_add_watch'
++fi
++
+ grep '^#define HAVE_INOTIFY 1' "$CONFIG_HEADER" >/dev/null && is_local_dir_ . \
+   || skip_ 'inotify is not supported'
+ 
+diff --git a/tests/tail-2/inotify-rotate-resources.sh b/tests/tail-2/inotify-rotate-resources.sh
+index 6fa65ff..838a9a1 100755
+--- a/tests/tail-2/inotify-rotate-resources.sh
++++ b/tests/tail-2/inotify-rotate-resources.sh
+@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ print_ver_ tail
+ # Inotify not used on remote file systems
+ require_local_dir_
+ 
++filesystem=$(df -T $(pwd) | awk 'NR==2 {print $2}')
++if [ x"$filesystem" == x"overlay" ]; then
++  skip_ 'overlay filesystem skipped, no inotify_add_watch'
++fi
++
+ grep '^#define HAVE_INOTIFY 1' "$CONFIG_HEADER" >/dev/null \
+   || skip_ 'inotify required'
+ 
+-- 
+2.36.1
+