diff --git a/Lib/test/test_posix.py b/Lib/test/test_posix.py
index a9b13e23c01..7c1dd7c2086 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_posix.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_posix.py
@@ -1010,6 +1010,9 @@ class PosixTester(unittest.TestCase):
         posix.RTLD_GLOBAL
         posix.RTLD_LOCAL
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform == 'freebsd9',
+            "Skip test because known kernel bug - " \
+            "http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-amd64/2012-January/014332.html")
     @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(os, 'SEEK_HOLE'),
                          "test needs an OS that reports file holes")
     def test_fs_holes(self) :