diff --git a/tests/test-runner/bin/zts-report.py.in b/tests/test-runner/bin/zts-report.py.in
index ef1a46dca72a..9517ce8073a5 100755
--- a/tests/test-runner/bin/zts-report.py.in
+++ b/tests/test-runner/bin/zts-report.py.in
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ known = {
         ['FAIL', rewind_reason],
     'cli_user/misc/zfs_share_001_neg': ['SKIP', na_reason],
     'cli_user/misc/zfs_unshare_001_neg': ['SKIP', na_reason],
+    'pool_checkpoint/checkpoint_discard_busy': ['SKIP', 12053],
     'privilege/setup': ['SKIP', na_reason],
     'refreserv/refreserv_004_pos': ['FAIL', known_reason],
     'rootpool/setup': ['SKIP', na_reason],
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/pool_checkpoint/checkpoint_discard_busy.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/pool_checkpoint/checkpoint_discard_busy.ksh
index f970935f5bd0..087aef9027ea 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/pool_checkpoint/checkpoint_discard_busy.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/pool_checkpoint/checkpoint_discard_busy.ksh
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 
 verify_runnable "global"
 
+log_unsupported "Skipping, issue https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/issues/12053"
+
 function test_cleanup
 {
 	# reset memory limit to 16M