diff --git a/gnu/packages/base.scm b/gnu/packages/base.scm
index 71888976e6..7116708743 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/base.scm
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ (define-public coreutils
               (list (string-append "XFAIL_TESTS=tests/misc/env-S.pl"
                                    " tests/misc/kill.sh"
                                    " tests/misc/nice.sh"
+                                   " tests/misc/pwd-long.sh"
                                    " tests/split/fail.sh"
                                    " test-fdutimensat"
                                    " test-futimens"