diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestJcmdOutput.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestJcmdOutput.java
index b5b15f6d75f..87e59d1c486 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestJcmdOutput.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestJcmdOutput.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public class TestJcmdOutput {
         System.out.println("Verify jcmd error message and that jcmd does not write errors to the target process output");
         output = new OutputAnalyzer((ProcessTools.createLimitedTestJavaProcessBuilder(
                 "-Dtest.jdk=" + System.getProperty("test.jdk"),
+                "-Dcompile.jdk=" + System.getProperty("compile.jdk"),
                 "-XX:MinHeapFreeRatio=20", "-XX:MaxHeapFreeRatio=80", runJcmd.class.getName())).start());
 
         output.shouldHaveExitValue(0);
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/NMT/JcmdWithNMTDisabled.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/NMT/JcmdWithNMTDisabled.java
index 3b61a0be383..4e044311bcb 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/NMT/JcmdWithNMTDisabled.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/NMT/JcmdWithNMTDisabled.java
@@ -48,16 +48,20 @@ public class JcmdWithNMTDisabled {
       ProcessBuilder pb;
       OutputAnalyzer output;
       String testjdkPath = System.getProperty("test.jdk");
+      String compilejdkPath = System.getProperty("compile.jdk");
 
       // First run without enabling NMT (not in debug, where NMT is by default on)
       if (!Platform.isDebugBuild()) {
-        pb = ProcessTools.createLimitedTestJavaProcessBuilder("-Dtest.jdk=" + testjdkPath, "JcmdWithNMTDisabled");
+        pb = ProcessTools.createLimitedTestJavaProcessBuilder(
+          "-Dtest.jdk=" + testjdkPath, "-Dcompile.jdk=" + compilejdkPath, "JcmdWithNMTDisabled");
         output = new OutputAnalyzer(pb.start());
         output.shouldHaveExitValue(0);
       }
 
       // Then run with explicitly disabling NMT, should not be any difference
-      pb = ProcessTools.createLimitedTestJavaProcessBuilder("-Dtest.jdk=" + testjdkPath, "-XX:NativeMemoryTracking=off", "JcmdWithNMTDisabled");
+      pb = ProcessTools.createLimitedTestJavaProcessBuilder(
+        "-Dtest.jdk=" + testjdkPath, "-Dcompile.jdk=" + compilejdkPath,
+        "-XX:NativeMemoryTracking=off", "JcmdWithNMTDisabled");
       output = new OutputAnalyzer(pb.start());
       output.shouldHaveExitValue(0);
 
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/DumpSharedDictionary.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/DumpSharedDictionary.java
index fa1fb884339..afefdaa7448 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/DumpSharedDictionary.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/DumpSharedDictionary.java
@@ -44,12 +44,11 @@ public class DumpSharedDictionary {
                 .setArchiveName("./DumpSharedDictionary.jsa");
             CDSTestUtils.createArchiveAndCheck(opts);
 
-            String testjdkPath = System.getProperty("test.jdk");
-
             opts = (new CDSOptions())
                 .setUseVersion(false)
                 .addSuffix("-XX:SharedArchiveFile=./DumpSharedDictionary.jsa",
-                           "-Dtest.jdk=" + testjdkPath,
+                           "-Dtest.jdk=" + System.getProperty("test.jdk"),
+                           "-Dcompile.jdk=" + System.getProperty("compile.jdk"),
                            "DumpSharedDictionary", "test");
             CDSTestUtils.run(opts)
                         .assertNormalExit();