diff --git a/coreutils.spec b/coreutils.spec
index 1f5f464..4eedeb4 100644
--- a/coreutils.spec
+++ b/coreutils.spec
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ Libraries for coreutils package.
 # From upstream
 %patch1 -p1 -b .roxattr
 %patch2 -p1 -b .lzip
-%patch3 -p1 -b .inode
 
 # Our patches
 %patch100 -p1 -b .configure
@@ -140,6 +139,9 @@ Libraries for coreutils package.
 %patch950 -p1 -b .selinux
 %patch951 -p1 -b .selinuxman
 
+#apply upstream patch later to prevent defuzzing
+%patch3 -p1 -b .inode
+
 chmod a+x tests/misc/sort-mb-tests
 
 #fix typos/mistakes in localized documentation(#439410, #440056)