diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/libxml-m4-use-pkgconfig.patch b/poky/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/libxml-m4-use-pkgconfig.patch
index 90fa193..a5c112d 100644
--- a/poky/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/libxml-m4-use-pkgconfig.patch
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/libxml-m4-use-pkgconfig.patch
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
 
 binconfig-disabled.bbclass, so port it to use pkg-config instead.
 
-Upstream-Status: Pending
+This cannot be upstreamed, as the original macro supports various
+optional arguments which cannot be supported with a direct call
+to pkg-config.
+
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [oe-core specific; see above]
 Signed-off-by: Ross Burton <ross.burton@intel.com>
 
 Rebase to 2.9.9
diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/remove-fuzz-from-ptests.patch b/poky/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/remove-fuzz-from-ptests.patch
index e80c460..66694af 100644
--- a/poky/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/remove-fuzz-from-ptests.patch
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/remove-fuzz-from-ptests.patch
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 This patch removes the fuzz testing targets from the Makefile.
 Otherwise, running the ptests will fail due to the invalid directory.
 
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [oe specific]
 Signed-off-by: Tony Tascioglu <tony.tascioglu@windriver.com>
 ---
  Makefile.am | 5 ++---
diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/runtest.patch b/poky/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/runtest.patch
index c7a90cd..a89dac8 100644
--- a/poky/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/runtest.patch
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/runtest.patch
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 Signed-off-by: Mihaela Sendrea <mihaela.sendrea@enea.com>
 Signed-off-by: Andrej Valek <andrej.valek@siemens.com>
-Upstream-Status: Pending
+Upstream-Status: Submitted [https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/merge_requests/137]
 
 Signed-off-by: Hongxu Jia <hongxu.jia@windriver.com>
 Signed-off-by: Tony Tascioglu <tony.tascioglu@windriver.com>