diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/gc/gctests/MemoryEaterMT/MemoryEaterMT.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/gc/gctests/MemoryEaterMT/MemoryEaterMT.java
index c97353006d4..d88e34ae5e0 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/gc/gctests/MemoryEaterMT/MemoryEaterMT.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/gc/gctests/MemoryEaterMT/MemoryEaterMT.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2007, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2007, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
  * @summary converted from VM Testbase gc/gctests/MemoryEaterMT.
  * VM Testbase keywords: [gc, stress, stressopt, nonconcurrent]
  *
+ * @requires test.thread.factory != "Virtual"
  * @library /vmTestbase
  *          /test/lib
  * @run main/othervm -XX:-UseGCOverheadLimit gc.gctests.MemoryEaterMT.MemoryEaterMT