diff --git a/util/fetch-gnu.sh b/util/fetch-gnu.sh
index b4103bda366..54a893df572 100755
--- a/util/fetch-gnu.sh
+++ b/util/fetch-gnu.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ repo=https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils
 curl -L "${repo}/releases/download/v${ver}/coreutils-${ver}.tar.xz" | tar --strip-components=1 -xJf -
 
 # TODO stop backporting tests from master at GNU coreutils > 9.9
+curl -L ${repo}/raw/refs/heads/master/tests/timeout/timeout.sh > tests/timeout/timeout.sh
+curl -L ${repo}/raw/refs/heads/master/tests/timeout/timeout-group.sh > tests/timeout/timeout-group.sh
 curl -L ${repo}/raw/refs/heads/master/tests/mv/hardlink-case.sh > tests/mv/hardlink-case.sh
 curl -L ${repo}/raw/refs/heads/master/tests/mkdir/writable-under-readonly.sh > tests/mkdir/writable-under-readonly.sh
 curl -L ${repo}/raw/refs/heads/master/tests/cp/cp-mv-enotsup-xattr.sh > tests/cp/cp-mv-enotsup-xattr.sh #spell-checker:disable-line