diff --git a/tests/overlay/041 b/tests/overlay/041
index 4e72348..9de61f7 100755
--- a/tests/overlay/041
+++ b/tests/overlay/041
@@ -70,7 +70,14 @@ _scratch_mkfs
 upperdir=$OVL_BASE_SCRATCH_MNT/$OVL_UPPER
 workdir=$OVL_BASE_SCRATCH_MNT/$OVL_WORK
 
-_overlay_scratch_mount_dirs $lowerdir $upperdir $workdir
+# enabling xino in this test requires that base filesystem inode numbers will
+# not use bit 63 in inode number of the test files, because bit 63 is used by
+# overlayfs to indicate the layer. Let's just assume that this is true for all
+# tested filesystems and if we are wrong, the test may fail
+_overlay_scratch_mount_dirs $lowerdir $upperdir $workdir -o xino=on ||
+	_notrun "mount overlay with xino failed"
+_check_scratch_fs_option "xino" || \
+	_notrun "faild to enable xino"
 
 test_dir=$SCRATCH_MNT/test_dir/
 
@@ -171,7 +178,7 @@ subdir_d=$($here/src/t_dir_type $pure_lower_dir $pure_lower_subdir_st_ino)
 _scratch_unmount
 
 # check overlayfs
-_overlay_check_scratch_dirs $lowerdir $upperdir $workdir
+_overlay_check_scratch_dirs $lowerdir $upperdir $workdir -o xino=on
 
 # Verify pure lower residing in dir which has another lower layer
 middir=$OVL_BASE_TEST_DIR/$seq-ovl-mid
@@ -189,7 +196,7 @@ _scratch_mkfs
 upperdir=$OVL_BASE_SCRATCH_MNT/ovl-upper
 workdir=$OVL_BASE_SCRATCH_MNT/ovl-work
 
-_overlay_scratch_mount_dirs $middir:$lowerdir $upperdir $workdir
+_overlay_scratch_mount_dirs $middir:$lowerdir $upperdir $workdir -o xino=on
 
 # Copy up test_dir
 touch $test_dir/test_file
@@ -212,7 +219,7 @@ subdir_d=$($here/src/t_dir_type $pure_lower_dir $pure_lower_subdir_st_ino)
 	echo "Pure lower in dir which has another lower layer: Invalid d_ino reported for subdir"
 
 # check overlayfs
-_overlay_check_scratch_dirs "$middir:$lowerdir" $upperdir $workdir
+_overlay_check_scratch_dirs "$middir:$lowerdir" $upperdir $workdir -o xino=on
 
 echo "Silence is golden"
 status=0
diff --git a/tests/overlay/043 b/tests/overlay/043
index 46df686..66771c0 100755
--- a/tests/overlay/043
+++ b/tests/overlay/043
@@ -83,7 +83,14 @@ _scratch_mkfs >>$seqres.full 2>&1
 upperdir=$OVL_BASE_SCRATCH_MNT/$OVL_UPPER
 workdir=$OVL_BASE_SCRATCH_MNT/$OVL_WORK
 
-_overlay_scratch_mount_dirs $lowerdir $upperdir $workdir
+# enabling xino in this test requires that base filesystem inode numbers will
+# not use bit 63 in inode number of the test files, because bit 63 is used by
+# overlayfs to indicate the layer. Let's just assume that this is true for all
+# tested filesystems and if we are wrong, the test may fail
+_overlay_scratch_mount_dirs $lowerdir $upperdir $workdir -o xino=on || \
+	_notrun "mount overlay with xino failed"
+_check_scratch_fs_option "xino" || \
+	_notrun "faild to enable xino"
 
 FILES="dir file symlink chrdev blkdev fifo socket"
 
@@ -150,13 +157,13 @@ check_inode_numbers $testdir $tmp.after_copyup $tmp.after_move
 
 # Verify that the inode numbers survive a mount cycle
 $UMOUNT_PROG $SCRATCH_MNT
-_overlay_scratch_mount_dirs $lowerdir $upperdir $workdir
+_overlay_scratch_mount_dirs $lowerdir $upperdir $workdir -o xino=on
 
 # Compare inode numbers before/after mount cycle
 check_inode_numbers $testdir $tmp.after_move $tmp.after_cycle
 
 # check overlayfs
-_overlay_check_scratch_dirs $lowerdir $upperdir $workdir
+_overlay_check_scratch_dirs $lowerdir $upperdir $workdir -o xino=on
 
 echo "Silence is golden"
 status=0
diff --git a/tests/overlay/044 b/tests/overlay/044
index 2ab3035..0e74128 100755
--- a/tests/overlay/044
+++ b/tests/overlay/044
@@ -99,8 +99,15 @@ _scratch_mkfs >>$seqres.full 2>&1
 upperdir=$OVL_BASE_SCRATCH_MNT/$OVL_UPPER
 workdir=$OVL_BASE_SCRATCH_MNT/$OVL_WORK
 
-# Enable overlay index feature to prevent breaking hardlinks on copy up
-_overlay_scratch_mount_dirs $lowerdir $upperdir $workdir -o index=on
+# Enable overlay index feature to prevent breaking hardlinks on copy up.
+# enabling xino in this test requires that base filesystem inode numbers will
+# not use bit 63 in inode number of the test files, because bit 63 is used by
+# overlayfs to indicate the layer. Let's just assume that this is true for all
+# tested filesystems and if we are wrong, the test may fail
+_overlay_scratch_mount_dirs $lowerdir $upperdir $workdir -o index=on,xino=on || \
+	_notrun "mount overlay with xino failed"
+_check_scratch_fs_option "xino" || \
+	_notrun "faild to enable xino"
 
 rm -f $tmp.*
 
@@ -124,8 +131,8 @@ check_ino_nlink $SCRATCH_MNT $tmp.before $tmp.after_one
 
 # Verify that the hardlinks survive a mount cycle
 $UMOUNT_PROG $SCRATCH_MNT
-_overlay_check_scratch_dirs $lowerdir $upperdir $workdir -o index=on
-_overlay_scratch_mount_dirs $lowerdir $upperdir $workdir -o index=on
+_overlay_check_scratch_dirs $lowerdir $upperdir $workdir -o index=on,xino=on
+_overlay_scratch_mount_dirs $lowerdir $upperdir $workdir -o index=on,xino=on
 
 echo "== After mount cycle =="
 cat $FILES
